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A shape that is similar to another freakin shape

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Q: What does congruent mean in shapes?
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What does it mean when shapes are congruent?

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What does congruent mean if shapes are not the same size?

You can have two shapes - a small one and a big one - whose angles are congruent but the sides are not. In that case the shapes are not congruent but similar.


What does it mean when two shapes are similar?

It is congruent


What does equal mean in shapes?

If shapes are equal then they are said to be congruent


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


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.


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


Irregular shapes can be congruent?

All congruent shapes have to be are the same size and shape. If you cut lots of cookies with the same cookie cutter then they all would be congruent.


Do non congruent shapes have to be the same shape?

no they do not that is why tey are called non congruent shapes