Can the following two triangles be proven congruent through AAS?
A. Yes, since three pairs of angles are congruent, ∠C≅∠V
âˆ
C
≅
âˆ
V
, ∠B≅∠W
âˆ
B
≅
âˆ
W
, and ∠A≅∠U
âˆ
A
≅
âˆ
U
, the triangles are congruent through AAS.
B.No, since ∠C≅∠V
âˆ
C
≅
âˆ
V
, ∠B≅∠W
âˆ
B
≅
âˆ
W
, and a pair of included sides are congruent, AC⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯≅UV⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯
A
C
¯
≅
U
V
¯
, the triangles aren’t congruent through AAS.
C.Yes, since two pairs of angles are congruent,∠C≅∠V
âˆ
C
≅
âˆ
V
and ∠B≅∠W
âˆ
B
≅
âˆ
W
, and a pair of non-included sides are congruent, AC⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯≅UV⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯
AC¯≅UV¯, the triangles are congruent through AAS.
D.No, since only two pairs of angles are congruent, the triangles aren’t congruent through AAS.
