Math basics › Geometry
Similar and congruent
Congruent means identical
Same shape, same size. Proved by SSS, SAS, ASA, AAS or HL.
Similar means same shape
Same angles, sides in proportion. Proved by AA, SAS~ or SSS~.
Scale factor
Lengths scale by k, areas by k², volumes by k³. Doubling the sides makes the area four times larger, not twice.