Introduction to Congruent figures

Introduction To Congruent Figures
Introduction

Shapes can be identical even when in different positions or orientations. In math, this idea is called congruence. Understanding congruent figures helps us study geome...

Mike was looking at two triangles, △ABC and △PQR, on a coordinate plane.

To check if they were of the same size and shape, he imagined moving △ABC to the right.

After translating it 11 units to the right, it lined up exactly on top of △PQR.

When two figures have the same size and shape, and one can fit perfectly on top of the...