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You misunderstand the meaning of congruence. Two shapes may be congruent to each other if are the same size and shape. However orientation is not important, that is, it doesn't matter if its rotated. The most common high school example is two triangles. They are congruent if all the side lengths on one triangle match to the side lengths on the other triangle.
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What is a congruent shape?
Congruent figure(s) (shapes) are two figures that have the same size AND shape.
Figures that are exactly the same size and shape?
are congruent.
What is a shape that is the same size and shape as another shape?
Congruent
How do you know if two figures are congruent or not?
They are congruent if they are identical in shape and size.
How do you define congruent rectangle?
The definition of congruent is...Figures that have the same size and shape.
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