Congruence and Similarity

🔹 What Is It?

• Congruent shapes are the same size and same shape.
  
  

• Similar shapes have the same shape but different size (they are scaled versions).
  
  

🧩 Clue to Remember

• Congruent = same everything
  
  

• Similar = same shape, different size
  
  

🔹 Example

Two squares with side lengths of five units are congruent.
A big triangle and a small triangle with the same angles are similar.

💡 Why It Matters

Used in real-world designs, maps, blueprints, and scale models.