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**Congruence of Triangles**

In geometry, two triangles are said to be *congruent* if they have the same size and shape. This
means that their corresponding sides are equal in length, and their corresponding angles are equal in
measure. When two triangles are congruent, they can be perfectly overlapped with one another.

There are several rules, or *congruence criteria*, used to determine whether two triangles are
congruent without directly measuring all sides and angles. The main laws of congruence for triangles
are:

1. **Side-Side-Side (SSS) Criterion**: If three sides of one triangle are equal to three sides of another
triangle, then the two triangles are congruent.

2. **Side-Angle-Side (SAS) Criterion**: If two sides and the included angle (the angle between the two
sides) of one triangle are equal to the corresponding two sides and the included angle of another
triangle, then the triangles are congruent.

3. **Angle-Side-Angle (ASA) Criterion**: If two angles and the included side of one triangle are equal
to the corresponding two angles and included side of another triangle, then the triangles are
congruent.

4. **Angle-Angle-Side (AAS) Criterion**: If two angles and any one side (not necessarily the side
between the angles) of one triangle are equal to the corresponding two angles and side of another
triangle, then the triangles are congruent.

5. **Right Angle-Hypotenuse-Side (RHS) Criterion**: This criterion is specific to right-angled triangles.


If the hypotenuse and one other side of a right triangle are equal to the hypotenuse and
corresponding side of another right triangle, then the triangles are congruent.
These criteria help in efficiently determining congruency in various geometric problems, simplifying
constructions and proofs in geometry.

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