Side Angle Side Similarity

Write the side lengths in order from least to greatest.

• p, n, m

• p, m, n

• n, p, m

• m, p, n

Name the sides from SMALLEST to LARGEST

• RS, ST, TR

• ST, RT, RS

• RT, ST, RS

• RT, RS, ST

State if the triangles in each pair are similar. If so, state how you know they are similar.

• Yes, AA Similarity

• Yes, SSS Similarity

• Yes, SAS Similarity

• Not Similar

Select two relationships that together would prove ABD ~ CAD by the side-angle-side postulate.

Select two relationships that together would prove ABC ~ DEF by the side-angle-side postulate.

Find side length X.

• 16

• 18

• 2.4

• 15

The Side-Angle-Side Similarity (SAS ~) Theorem states that if two sides of one triangle are ________________ to two sides of another triangle and their _________________ angles are congruent, then the triangles are similar.

• adjacent; intersect

• complementary; form

• adjacent; create

• proportional; included

State if the triangles in each pair are similar. If so, state how you know they are similar.

• Yes, AA Similarity

• Yes, SSS Similarity

• Yes, SAS Similarity

• Not Similar

State if the triangles in each pair are similar. If so, state how you know they are similar.

• Yes, AA Similarity

• Yes, SSS Similarity

• Yes, SAS Similarity

• Not Similar

State if the triangles in each pair are similar. If so, state how you know they are similar.

• Yes, AA Similarity

• Yes, SSS Similarity

• Yes, SAS Similarity

• Not Similar