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What Does Congruent Mean?

What does congruent mean?

Summary

  1. The equals sign with the squiggly line above it is the sign for congruence
  2. '∆ABC=∆DEF' reads 'triangle ABC is congruent to triangle DEF'
  3. TV and GM are congruent because they have the same length
  4. The bars above TV and GM tell us that they are line segments
  5. Angles JWX and NWY are vertical angles, so they are congruent too!
  6. The symbol in front of "JWX" and "NWY" means "angle"

Notes

    1. The triangles we've drawn are congruent
    1. Line segments can be congruent as well
    2. Lines that are the same length are congruent with one another
    1. Angles with the same measurement are congruent
    1. One way you can see if two figures are congruent is to rotate them
    2. If you can rotate them and all the angles and sides match up, then you know you have congruent shapes!
    3. The equals sign with the squiggly line above it is the sign for congruence