2 N D GRADE GEOMETRY TERMS

FIGURES ARE CONGRUENT WHEN THEY ARE THE EXACT SAME SIZE AND THE EXACT SAME SHAPE.
EXAMPLE OF CONGRUENT FIGURES:

T HE S E 3 TR I A N G L E S A R E C O N G R U E N T B E C A U S E T HE Y A R E T H E E X A C T S A M E S I Z E A N D S HA P E .

EXAMPLE OF FIGURES THAT ARE NOT CONGRUENT:

TH E S E 2 F I G U R E S A R E N O T C O N G R U E N T B E C A U S E TH E Y A R E N O T T H E S A M E S I Z E O R T HE S A M E S HA P E .

A LINE OF SYMMETRY IS A LINE THAT DIVIDES A SHAPE SO THAT EACH PART IS A MIRROR IMAGE OF THE OTHER.

EXAMPLE(S):

EXAMPLE OF A FIGURE THAT DOES NOT HAVE A LINE OF SYMMETRY:

TH IS SHA PE DO ES NO T HA VE A L I NE OF S Y M ME TR Y BE CAU SE TH E T W O PA R T S AR E N O T M IR R OR IM AGE S OF EAC H O T HER .