Can the following triangles be proved congruent? - Geometry

[tommyowens]

Hello! Can someone please tell me if the following triangles in pictures/questions 1 and 2 can be proved congruent? (Sorry for the poor drawings!) If so, by which method (Side-Side-Side, Side-Angle-Side, Angle-Side-Angle, Angle-Angles-Side, or Hypotenuse-Leg)? Thank you so much!

 

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How do you prove two triangles are congruent?

Need help proving two triangles are congruent? This geometry lesson shows how to use triangle congruence postulates SSS, SAS, ASA, and AAS.

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[R.M.]

In #1, those little arrowheads are a big clue. What do they mean?

 

[pka]

In triangle #1, use [imath]\mathcal{ASA}[/imath] please post which is which.
In triangle #2, use [imath]\mathcal{SSS}[/imath]. Please explain how that is the case.

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