Similar and Congruent Figures

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What are similar figures?

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Figures that have the same shape but may have different sizes.

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CCSS.8.G.A.2

CCSS.HSG.CO.B.6

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What are congruent figures?

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Figures that have the same shape and size.

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CCSS.8.G.A.2

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Can two figures be similar but not congruent?

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Yes, but only in certain cases.

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CCSS.8.G.A.2

CCSS.HSG.CO.B.6

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When does a figure become congruent?

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When it has the same shape and size.

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CCSS.8.G.A.2

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What is the relationship between similar and congruent figures?

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All congruent figures are similar, but not all similar figures are congruent.

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CCSS.8.G.A.2

CCSS.HSG.CO.B.6

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If two triangles are similar, what can we say about their angles?

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Their corresponding angles are equal.

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.2

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If two triangles are congruent, what can we say about their sides?

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Their corresponding sides are equal.

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CCSS.8.G.A.2

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What is an example of similar figures?

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A small triangle and a large triangle that have the same shape.

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CCSS.8.G.A.2

CCSS.HSG.CO.B.6

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What is an example of congruent figures?

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Two squares that are the same size.

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CCSS.8.G.A.2

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What does it mean for figures to be neither similar nor congruent?

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Figures that have different shapes and different sizes.

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CCSS.8.G.A.2