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How are congruent and similar shapes different?
Similar shapes are the same shape and not the same size but congruent shapes are exactly alike
What does equal mean in shapes?
If shapes are equal then they are said to be congruent
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.
What is a congruent shape?
Congruent figure(s) (shapes) are two figures that have the same size AND shape.
Is a rectangle congruent?
Congruent is a term used to describe the relation between two shapes, not one
How are congruent and similar shapes different?
Similar shapes are the same shape and not the same size but congruent shapes are exactly alike
Can a pentagon and a circle ever be congruent?
No they can not be congruent because they are different shapes.
Can a hexagon be congruent to a pentagon?
No as they are totally different shapes.
What does congruent and simliar mean?
Congruent means when 2 shapes are exactly the same Similar means the shapes are exactly same but with different sides
How are similar and congruent shapes alike and how are they different?
they are alike because congruent means the same ,and there is no difference.
What two shapes are the same shape and the same color?
When they are congruent in shape and colour.
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 similar shapes always congruent?
Yes because to be similar the shapes need to have the same ratio of sides and similar angles. To be congruent the shapes have to be the same shape and size, so 2 congruent shapes will always be similar.
What are similarities of congruent shapes and similar shapes?
The angles for congruent shapes and the angles in similar shapes are all the same. All the sides are also proportional in both. Basically, all congruent shapes are similar but not all similar shapes are congruent.
Are congruent tiangles similar?
All congruent shapes are similar, but not all similar shapes are congruent.
What is two congruent shapes?
congruent shapes are the same shape and size... i think
When are shapes congruent?
Shapes are said to be congruent when they have the same dimensions and same angles
