SOLUTION: What is the difference between similar and congruent.
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Question 1040045: What is the difference between similar and congruent.
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congruent means the corresponding sides are the same.
similar means the corresponding sides are proportional.
proportional means the ratio of the old sides to the new sides is the same for all corresponding sides.
here's some references.
congruent triangles:
https://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/triangles-congruent.html
similar triangles:
https://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/triangles-similar.html
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