Congruent Segments, Angles & Polygons

Congruent Segments, Angles & Polygons

SOL 5.14 & 6.9

Congruency

• Congruent Figures: figures have exactly the same size and the same shape.

• Line segments are congruent if they have the same length.

• Angles are congruent if they have the same measure.

• Congruent polygons have an equal number of sides, and all the corresponding sides and angles are congruent.

Multiple Choice

Congruent polygons have an equal number of sides, and all the corresponding sides and angles are ________.

• different

• congruent

Multiple Select

Angles are congruent if they have the same?

• length

• width

• measure

• height

Line of Symmetry

• Line of Symmetry divides a figure into two congruent parts, each of which is the mirror image of the other.

• The number of lines of symmetry of a regular polygon is equal to the number of sides of the polygon.

• Lines of symmetry are not limited to horizontal and vertical lines.

Multiple Choice

The number of lines of symmetry of a regular polygon is _____ to the number of sides of the polygon.

• equal

• different