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.