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Can two figures be congruent but not similar?
no because if they are conmgruent then they are similar
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
What is the symbol that denotes two figures are similar?
= congruent sign
What are not always true if two figures are similar?
That their sides are congruent.
When two plane figures have congruent angles and porportional sides they are?
... similar.
What is the difference between similar and congruent?
Congruent means two figures have exactly the same shape and size. If the shape is identical, but not the size , two figures are similar.
Are two congruent figures similar?
Yes, congruent means same size and shape.
1What is the difference between congruent and similar?
Two congruent geometric figures have the same shape and the same size, whereas two similar geometric figures have the same shape but they differ in size.
Why are two figures similar if their angles are the same?
because if you shrink or grow a similar figure, it would be congruent.
Definition of Congruent Figures?
The Definition of Congruent Figures (which is a proof) says that if two figures have corresponding sides congruent and corresponding angles congruent, then the figures are to be congruent.
If two figures are similar then are they also congruent?
No. Two figures are similar if they have same shape, and all the angles are equal; but they can have the sides of different sizes. I mean, similar figures may have different sizes, but must have the same shape.
If two figures are congruent then they are similar?
Yes. Congruence implies similarity. Though similarity is not enough for congruence.
What does it mean when two figures are congruent?
Two figures are congruent when they have the exact same angles within them. However, one of the figures might be blown up or shrunk. (Just not Skewed/Stretched).for example: Ais congruent tobut isn't congruent toASince it's slanted (skewed).=== === == == == ==
What is a congruent shape?
Congruent figure(s) (shapes) are two figures that have the same size AND shape.
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 a figure that has two congruent faces?
Prisms are three dimensional figures that always have two congruent faces. The congruent faces are also parallel to one another.
Does a congruent figure have congruent sides?
Two figures are only congruent if their corresponding angles and sides are equal.So yes, by the definition of congruency.cylinder
