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12) Why doesn't SSA prove two triangles are congruent? *

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The third side could be a different length without affecting just one angle. That’s why you need at least two
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Answer: (SSA) does not work because the unknown side could be located in two different places. Because there are 6 corresponding parts 3 angles and 3 sides, you don't need to know all of them.

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hope this helped!

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