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What dose it mean for two shapes to be similar?
Two shapes are similar when the sides of one are directly proportional to the corresponding sides of the other. That all the corresponding angles are equal.
What does similar mean in mathematics?
Two shapes are said to be similar if they have the same angles, and the crresponding sides are all in the same proportion.
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.
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 two shapes are most similar?
hexagon and pentagon
What does it mean for two shapes to be similar?
Two geometric shapes are similar if they have same size,shape, side lengths,and angles.
Can two shapes that are similar be congruent?
no
Does a scale factor tell you about two similar shapes?
They are similar to each other by ratio and angles
Can a rhombus and trapezoid be similar?
No. The two shapes have very distinct properties.
What is similarity?
In Geometry, two shapes are Similar when the only difference is size (and possibly the need to move, turn or flip one around).These two shapes are Similar (one is smaller and flipped over, but otherwise the same)
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
How are congruent and similar shapes different?
Similar shapes are the same shape and not the same size but congruent shapes are exactly alike
What is the definition of similar shape?
similar shapes are shapes that have the same angles but are different sizes.
What does it mean when two organisms are very similar?
What does it mean when two organisms are very similar.
Are two similar polygons always congruent?
Yes, because congruent is mainly saying same shapes if they said congruent shapes.
How do two geometric shapes need to be similar?
They need to have the same angles and proportional side lengths.
How is South America and Africa similar physically?
Well, it seems to me that they both have similar geographical shapes. If you don't understand what I mean, study the world map.
