Name _____________________________________ Class _____________ Date ____________
Alternative Assessment
Chapter 4
Form C
TASK 1
Draw and label three pairs of triangles. Each pair should have either a side or an angle in common and should contain just enough information to prove the triangles congruent. Use the figures
to illustrate the SSS, ASA, and SAS postulates, and write congruence statements.
TASK 2
a. Draw two congruent right triangles whose right angles are also vertical angles. Label only
the length of the hypotenuse and one leg on each triangle.
b. Explain how to prove the HL Theorem using the figure you drew.
Name _____________________________________ Class _____________ Date ____________
Alternative Assessment (continued)
Chapter 4
TASK 3
Write a two-column proof, a flow proof, or a paragraph proof.
Given:
Prove:
TASK 4
Explain why SSS, ASA, and SAS are postulates but HL and AAS are theorems.
Form C