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What do symmetric mean?
Bilateral symmetry means you can divide the shape into two halves, and the halves would be congruent. Radial symmetry means all the parts that are connected to a common point are congruent.
What does it mean when angle is bisected?
it means it is cut into two congruent parts
Does a median divide a triangle into two congruent triangles?
Yes * * * * * No. A median is a line from a vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side. It divides the triangle into congruent parts only if the triangle is equilateral or if the triangle is isosceles and it is the median from the unequal vertex. In all other cases the two parts will not be congruent.
If two triangles are not congruent do they have no congruent parts?
A triangle has 6 parts ... 3 sides and 3 angles. It's possible for two triangles to have as many as 3 of their parts congruent, and the triangles still not be congruent.
What does CPCTC mean in math terms?
CPCTC is an acronym for the phrase 'corresponding parts of congruent triangles are congruent' It means that once we know that two triangles are congruent, we know that all corresponding sides and angles are congruent.
