What Is the Meaning of Congruent?
“So what is the meaning of congruent? Hi, I’m Jimmy Chang; I’ve been teaching College Mathematics for nine years and we will answer that question right now. Now congruent is often related to the word equal even though they don’t quite mean the same thing, even though they do sound very similar when you put them side by side. Now here’s a definition of what congruent actually is. It, we’re talking about equal parts or equal wholes and the idea of congruent is often use in geometry. Now it is little different from equal sign in that respect. Now the symbol for congruent is often a wavy line but there’s an equal sign right below it. That’s why they’re, they can be confused with each other but they’re not quite the same. Now, here’s an example as to how congruents can be used and I want to use triangles as an illustration. You have here two triangles. Now, in order for them to be congruent, they have to have the same equal angles as well as the same lengths for sides. Now to indicate congr
