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How would you define congruent figures?

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Exactly identical to each other

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Definition of Congruent Figures?

The Definition of Congruent Figures (which is a proof) says that if two figures have corresponding sides congruent and corresponding angles congruent, then the figures are to be congruent.


Can congruent figures be similar and can similar figures be congruent?

Congruent figures are always similar. However, similar figures are only sometimes congruent.


What the heck are congruent figures?

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Can congruent figures be similar figures?

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Are figures congruent if they are the same size and shape but turned?

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What is different about similar and congruent figures?

Congruent figures are identical in dimensions and angles whereas similar figures have dimensions in proportion to congruent figures but both have exactly the same angles.


What does congruent figures have?

Congruent Figures has equal sides, angles, shape and size.


Is congruent figures are always similar?

Are congruent figures always similar? Yes.


How are similar and congruent figures the same?

Congruent figures are similar - in sides as well as angles. Corresonding angles of similar figures congruent but their sides are not. The sides are all in some fixed ratio. [If that ratio is 1, the figures are congruent.]


Can figures have congruent angles but not be congruent figures?

The lengths of the sides need not be congruent. For example, consider a square and a rectangle.


Why are squares similar but not congruent?

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