Question 4
Using this, state how would you check if two —
(a) Circles are congruent?
(b) Rectangles are congruent?
- Two geometric figures are congruent if they have the exact same shape and size, meaning one can be placed over the other to cover it completely.
- For circles, the size depends entirely on the radius.
- For rectangles, the shape and size depend on the length and width (breadth).
(a) Circles are congruent?
Step 1 · Check Congruence of Two Circles
A circle's size is determined solely by its radius.
Let the radius of the first circle be and the radius of the second circle be .
If their radii are equal, the two circles will superimpose (overlap) completely.
(a) Two circles are congruent if their radii are equal ().
(b) Rectangles are congruent?
Step 1 · Check Congruence of Two Rectangles
A rectangle's size and shape are determined by its length and width.
Let the first rectangle have length and width , and the second have length and width .
If their corresponding pairs of sides are equal, the two rectangles will superimpose completely.
(b) Two rectangles are congruent if their lengths and widths are respectively equal.
- Equal Area vs Congruence: Having equal areas does not mean two figures are congruent. For example, a rectangle and a rectangle both have an area of , but they are not congruent because their side lengths differ.
- Circle Position: The location of the center does not affect congruence; circles are congruent as long as their radii are equal, regardless of where they are drawn.
More questions in FIO
Check if the two figures are congruent.
Circle the pairs that appear congruent.
What measurements would you take to create a figure congruent to a given:
(a) Circle
(b) Rectangle
Using this, state how would you check if two —
(a) Circles are congruent?
(b) Rectangles are congruent?
How would we check if two figures like the one below are congruent?
Use this to identify whether each of the following pairs are congruent.
Suppose is congruent to . List all the other correct ways of expressing this congruence.
Determine whether the triangles are congruent. If yes, express the congruence.
In the figure below, , .
Can you identify any pair of congruent triangles? If yes, explain why they are congruent.
Does divide and into two equal parts? Give reasons.
In the figure below, are and congruent to each other? It is given that and .
Identify whether the triangles below are congruent. What conditions did you use to establish their congruence? Express the congruence.
Given that and are parallel, and , what are the other equal parts in this figure? (Hint: When the lines are parallel, the alternate angles are equal. Are the two resulting triangles congruent? If so, express the congruence.)
Given that and , show that . Are the two triangles congruent?
Identify the equal parts in the following figure, given that and .
. Identify the corresponding vertices, sides and angles.
Each of the following cases contains certain measurements taken from two triangles. Identify the pairs in which the triangles are congruent to each other, with reason. Express the congruence whenever they are congruent.
(a) , ,
(b) , ,
(c) , ,
(d) , ,
(e) , ,
It is given that , and . Show that is parallel to .
[Hint: is a transversal for these two lines. Are there any equal alternate angles?]
is a square. Show that . Is also congruent to ?
Give more examples of two triangles where one triangle is congruent to the other in two different ways, as in the case above. Can you give an example of two triangles where one is congruent to the other in six different ways?
Find and , if is the centre of the circle.
Find the missing angles. As per the convention that we have been following, all line segments marked with a single '|' are equal to each other and those marked with a double '|' are equal to each other, etc.