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

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

All congruent figures are similar figures, and have identical sizes.


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.]


Are congruent figure similar?

Yes, congruent figures have to be similar


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 is different about similar figure 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.


Are similar figures also congruent figures?

no


Are all similar figures congruent?

Yes, but they are more than similar - they are congruent.


Congruent and similar figures have congruent angles True or false?

True.


How do you compare and contrast congruent and similar?

Similar means they are of the same shape but not necessary the same size. two figure are congruents when they are of the same shape and size. congruent figures can be similar but not similar figures aren't always congruent


Can two figures be congruent but not similar?

no because if they are conmgruent then they are similar


What does it mean for two figures to be congruent?

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