Asked by Enis
A student asks why "congruent" rather than "equal" is used to discuss triangles that have the same size and shape. What do you say?
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Steve
equal has many meanings, most of them to do with numbers. Maybe equal area, equal perimeter, etc.
congruent is for geometric properties, not numeric values. For instance, we say two angles are congruent when they have equal measures.
congruent is for geometric properties, not numeric values. For instance, we say two angles are congruent when they have equal measures.
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