Congruent Figures

Topic 6-5: Understand Congruent Figures

Objective

Students will be able to use a sequence of translations, reflections, and rotations to show that figures are congruent.

Open Ended

Out of the three transformations we have worked on, which one would you like to practice more before the test?

Vocab

​Congruent

Two figures that are the same size and shape. We can prove two figures are congruent by showing we can transform the figures with translation, reflection, and rotation.

Open Ended

How can you determine if the orange and the blue rectangles are congruent?

Open Ended

Describe a list of transformations that prove that these two shapes are congruent.

Multiple Choice

Are the following similar? Why or why not?

• Yes
• No, the corresponding angles are not equal.
• No, the ratios of the corresponding sides are not equal.