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Question
In the pair of triangles given below, the parts shown by identical marks are congruent. State the test and the one-to-one correspondence of vertices by which the triangles in the pair are congruent, the remaining congruent parts.

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Solution
In ∆PRQ and ∆TRS,
side PR ≅ side RT (given)
side QR ≅ side RS (given)
∠PRQ ≅ ∠SRT (vertically opposite angles)
∴ By the SAS test, ∆PRQ ≅ ∆TRS.
∴ side PQ ≅ side ST,
∠QPR ≅ ∠STR,
∠PQR ≅ ∠TSR.
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