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Information that you have about one shape can be transferred to the other. For example, the measure of corresponding angles will be the same; the lengths of each pair of corresponding sides will be in the same ratio.

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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.


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.


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.


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 is the definition of similar shape?

similar shapes are shapes that have the same angles but are different sizes.


What does it mean for two shapes to be similar?

Two geometric shapes are similar if they have same size,shape, side lengths,and angles.


Figures that have the same shape but not size?

They are similar shapes.


Can two shapes that are similar be congruent?

no


What is two shapes that are different sizes called?

If they are the same shapes but differ only in size, then they are SIMILAR shapes. Otherwise, they are simply different shapes.


What does it mean when two shapes are similar?

It is congruent


What do similar figures have that's the same?

They have similar proportional shapes and the same angles.