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yes they are it just has to be same size and shape
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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 does it mean when two shapes are similar?
It is congruent
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.
Are congruent figures always similar figures?
Yes, congruence is a stronger condition than similarity.
How can you tell both shapes are similar?
to prove two triangles are similar, get 2 angles congruent
Are two similar polygons always congruent?
Yes, because congruent is mainly saying same shapes if they said congruent shapes.
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.
Can two shapes that are similar be congruent?
no
What does it mean when two shapes are similar?
It is congruent
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.
Are congruent figures always similar figures?
Yes, congruence is a stronger condition than similarity.
How can you tell both shapes are similar?
to prove two triangles are similar, get 2 angles congruent
Are two congruent pentagons either always sometimes and never similar?
If they are congruent they must be similar.
What do you call two figures the have identical sides and shapes?
You would call them congruent or similar.
Can you always cut a right triangle into two congruent triangles?
Similar, YES. Congruent, NO.
What is two congruent shapes?
congruent shapes are the same shape and size... i think
What are not always true if two figures are similar?
That their sides are congruent.
