Triangle Congruence Crossword Puzzle

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  1. 6. A three sided polygon with the three interior angles equaling 180 degrees
  2. 7. A figure created from two sides that have an endpoint, it measures the amount of turn or opening between them
  3. 8. A triangle that has one angle that equals exactly 90 degrees
  4. 10. A side of the right triangle that is directly opposite of the 90 degree angle, the longest side
  5. 11. A side in a right triangle that is one of the sides coming together with another side to make the 90 degree angle
  6. 12. A postulate used to prove that two triangles are congruent by comparing if the two angles and side are equal to the other triangle
  7. 13. A postulate used to prove that two triangles are congruent by comparing if the two corresponding sides and the angle and seeing if they are equal to the other triangle
  8. 14. An angle adjacent to only one side or outside of the vortex of the two sides
  9. 15. An angle formed between two sides
  10. 16. A postulate used to prove that two triangles are congruent by comparing if the three angles are equal to the other triangle
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  1. 1. A postulate used to prove that two triangles are congruent by comparing the three corresponding sides to see if they are the same length of the other triangle
  2. 2. A statement that two geometric figures are congruent
  3. 3. A congruence theorem stating that if the hypotenuse and the leg of the right triangle are congruent to another triangle's hypotenuse and leg of the right triangle then the triangles are congruent
  4. 4. Two figures that are exactly the same in both size and shape
  5. 5. A line segment that forms a boundary
  6. 9. Matching figures, have the same position, congruent