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congruent shapes are the same shape and size... i think
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Can two shapes that are similar be congruent?
no
What are the two figures that has the same size and shapes called?
congruent shapes :)
Irregular shapes can be congruent?
All congruent shapes have to be are the same size and shape. If you cut lots of cookies with the same cookie cutter then they all would be congruent.
What is the term for two figures that have the same shape and size?
Geometric shapes that are identical in size and shape are congruent.
What is the problem if angles are not congruent?
None! If the angles are not congruent then the shapes are not similar of congruent. But that is not a problem. The angles of an equilateral triangle are not congruent to the angles of a square but that does not mean that you cannot work with equilateral triangles or squares!
Can two shapes be congruent and not similar?
In short, no. Similar shapes are shapes in which all corresponding angles congruent regardless of the length of the sides. Congruent shapes have congruent corresponding angles and corresponding sides. In effect congruent shapes is a special condition of similar shapes.
Are two proportional shapes congruent?
They can be
Can two shapes that are similar be congruent?
no
What does congruent mean if shapes are not the same size?
You can have two shapes - a small one and a big one - whose angles are congruent but the sides are not. In that case the shapes are not congruent but similar.
What are the two figures that has the same size and shapes called?
congruent shapes :)
Are two similar polygons always congruent?
Yes, because congruent is mainly saying same shapes if they said congruent shapes.
What does it mean when two shapes are similar?
It is congruent
Do two congruent shapes have to have the same number of sides?
Yes, that's what makes them congruent!
Is a nonagon congruent?
One shape cannot be congruent: you need two (or more) shapes which can be congruent to each other.
What is the ratio between the corresponding sides of two congruent shapes?
Since by definition corresponding sides of congruent shapes have the same length, the answer is 1.
What two angles have the same measure what is it called?
The two angles are congruent. They are congruentangles. Congruent is basically 'same' in math. We often say congruent shapes, congruent, angles, and congruent sides.
What are congruent shapes?
In geometry, it refers to two shapes that are identical in shape and size. If one shape can be moved - without stretching or cutting - so that it exactly covers another, then the two shapes are said to be congruent.
