Similar vs Congruent-- Had a great question from one of my kiddos on Friday. Are all congruent shapes similar? The class was pretty split on this one. I told him I thought yes, but we are still debating. Does a shape have to be a different size to be similar? Or can shapes that are the same size be similar? We would love any input on this :)
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The question seems a little too open ended to give definite answer to. Perception comes into play here. At first glance, I would look at a star as a very different shape next to a triangle. A deeper look would would show us that there are actually several triangles making up the star shape. Does this make them similar, congruent or both?
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