Triangle Congruence Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. A shortcut to prove two triangles are congruent using the hypotenuse and leg of a right triangle
  2. 4. The longest side of a right triangle (always across from the right angle)
  3. 9. Each of the pairs of opposite angles that are formed by two intersecting lines
  4. 13. Side or angle in the same position
  5. 14. Property that is used when a side is congruent to itself
Down
  1. 1. Triangle with exactly one 90 degree angle
  2. 3. Same size, same shape
  3. 5. The exact middle of a line segment
  4. 6. A shortcut to prove two triangles are congruent using two pairs of sides and an included angle
  5. 7. A shortcut to prove two triangles are congruent using two pairs of angles and a nonincluded side
  6. 8. A shortcut to prove two triangles are congruent using two pairs of angles and an included side
  7. 10. A shortcut to prove two triangles are congruent using three pairs of sides
  8. 11. A detailed explanation of why something is true
  9. 12. bisector A line segment that cuts an angle into two congruent pieces