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This is pretty much the same as AAS Congruence. The only difference is that in ASA, the side is enclosed by the two angles.
Consider and . For the two to be congruent, they must be similar with a scale factor of . If we know that two corresponding angles are equal, then by AA similarity, . From similarity,
But, if two corresponding lengths are equal, say ,
which means all corresponding sides are equal! Therefore, the triangles are congruent.
ASA Congruence states that in two triangles if two pairs of corresponding angles are equal and one pair of corresponding sides is equal, then the two triangles are congruent.
Remark: If , , and , . Why does this fail if , , and ?
Answer: because the sides are not corresponding!