Congruence

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  1. △ABC≅△DEF\triangle ABC \cong \triangle DEF with AB=3AB = 3, BC=11BC = 11 and CA=18CA = 18. Find DEDE.
  2. △PQR≅△XYZ\triangle PQR \cong \triangle XYZ, with ∠Q=43∘\angle Q = 43^\circ and ∠R=40∘\angle R = 40^\circ. Find ∠X\angle X, in degrees.
  3. △KLM≅△STU\triangle KLM \cong \triangle STU. Which segment corresponds to LMLM (length 5)?
    1. TUTU
    2. STST
    3. SUSU
  4. Two triangles have two pairs of equal sides (3 cm and 5 cm) and the angles between those sides equal. Which criterion shows they are congruent?
    1. SAS
    2. SSA
    3. AAA
  5. Two triangles have two equal pairs of sides (3 and 6) and an equal angle not between them. Must they be congruent?
    1. Not necessarily: side-side-angle can give two different triangles
    2. Yes, by SSA
    3. Yes, by SAS
  6. Two triangles both have angles 48∘48^\circ, 60∘60^\circ and 72∘72^\circ. Are they congruent?
    1. Not necessarily: they have the same shape but may differ in size
    2. Yes, all three angles match
    3. No, never
  7. An isosceles triangle has apex angle 114∘114^\circ (between the two equal sides). Find each base angle, in degrees.
  8. Each base angle of an isosceles triangle measures 52∘52^\circ. Find the apex angle, in degrees.
  9. Point PP lies on the perpendicular bisector of ABAB, and PA=13PA = 13. Find PBPB.Not to scale
  10. In parallelogram ABCDABCD, ∠A=42∘\angle A = 42^\circ. Find ∠B\angle B, in degrees.
  11. The diagonals of parallelogram ABCDABCD meet at MM, and AC=18AC = 18. Find AMAM.Not to scale
  12. In parallelogram ABCDABCD, AB=2x+3AB = 2x + 3 and CD=x+8CD = x + 8. Find xx.Not to scale