Triangles
- Similar and Congruent Figures
- Two geometric figures having the same shape and size are said to be congruent figures.
- Two geometric figures having the same shape, but not necessarily the same size, are called similar figures.
Example:
(1) All circles are similar.
(2) All equilateral triangles are similar.
(3) All congruent figures are similar. However, the converse is not true.
- Similarity of Polygons
Two polygons with the same number of sides are similar, if
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- their corresponding angles are equal
- their corresponding sides are in the same ratio (or proportion)
- Two lines segme…
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