Geometry: Common Core (15th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0133281159
ISBN 13: 978-0-13328-115-6

Chapter 4 - Congruent Triangles - 4-2 Triangle Congruence by SSS and SAS - Lesson Check - Page 230: 5

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Both are similar in that they can both be used to prove that two triangles are congruent. However, the way they go about doing so is different. With the SSS postulate, you prove that three sides are congruent, but with the SAS postulate, you prove that two sides and a given angle are congruent.
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