document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=180170>Question 180170</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 7.. Explain the difference between congruent and similar figures ? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #135018 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=eperette><B>eperette(173)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=eperette><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=135018\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Congruent are figures that are exactly the same...meaning their side lengths are the same and their interior/exterior angles are the same....you can create a congruent figure by rotating, translating, or reflecting the original....\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Similar figures look the same but their side lengths are proportional to each other and their interior/exterior angles are the same....you can create a similar figure by dilating the original figure (in other words making it smaller or larger by a scale factor) </SPAN>\n" );
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