Has anybody attempted to compare triangles using SAS, AAS, SSS to determine congruency? I am trying to compare approx. 400 triangular surfaces in a manner such that A1=(A2,A3,A4...An) X1=(X2,X3,X4...Xn) & Y1=(Y2,Y3,Y4...Yn) to determine which triangles are congruent.
It seemed like an interesting problem, so I gave it a shot :)
SSS seems to be the easiest method - you just have to sort the sides by lenght. The rest comes down to some comparing and culling.
Though if you're not familiar with data trees some parts of the definition may be quite confusing...