Sides are marked with hash marks to signify congruence. One hash mark matches each line or side that has the same congruence.
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Equal sides in geometry are represented using a variety of symbols and notations. The most common symbol is an equal sign (=), which is used to show that two sides are of the same length. Another common notation is using double bars (||) to indicate parallel lines, where the sides between the lines are considered equal. Other notations can include marking the sides with tick marks or labeling them with the same letter.
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In geometry, a regular object has all sides and all angles equal.
Isosceles describes a triangle where 2 of the 3 sides are equal length.
It wouldn't be a cube if the sides aren't equal in length. It would be called a rectangular prism.
a hexagon is a shape with 6 equal sides.