Week 5: Proving and Applying the SAS and SSS Congruence Criteria
Question 111468 • CA-Common Core Geometry DVHS Sem. 2
Complete the missing parts of the paragraph proof.
Answer
Draw a perpendicular from P to AB. Label the intersection C. We are given that PA = PB, so PA ≅ PB by the definition of . We know that angles PCA and PCB are right angles by the definition of . PC ≅ P:
congruent segments
Draw a perpendicular from P to AB. Label the intersection C. We are given that PA = PB, so PA ≅ PB by the definition of . We know that angles PCA and PCB are right angles by the definition of . PC ≅ P:
perpendicular lines
Draw a perpendicular from P to AB. Label the intersection C. We are given that PA = PB, so PA ≅ PB by the definition of . We know that angles PCA and PCB are right angles by the definition of . PC ≅ P:
reflexive property
Draw a perpendicular from P to AB. Label the intersection C. We are given that PA = PB, so PA ≅ PB by the definition of . We know that angles PCA and PCB are right angles by the definition of . PC ≅ P: