To explain that similar figure are different from congruent figure.
Answer to Problem 3CR
Similar figure have same shape and different size but congruent figure have same shape and same size.
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
To explain that similar figure are different from congruent figure.
Congruent means being exactly the same. When two line segments have the same length, they are congruent. When two figures have the same shape and size, they are congruent.
Similar means that the figures have the same shape, but not the same size.
Thus, similar figure have same shape and different size but congruent figure have same shape and same size.
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