In your own words, describe the difference between the terms Equal and Congruent

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anonymous · Answer

not sure - i think congruent is only used in geometry but i may be wrong

anonymous · Answer

congruent triangles are the same size and shape

anonymous · Answer

equal means the exactly the same.  congruence means they are related in the same way.

anonymous · Answer

equals is used when two things are the same value
congruent is used when to things are the same size

anonymous · Answer

but consider a triangle with all sides length 1, and a triangle with all sides length 2.  they are different sizes, but congruent because all sides relate to other sides of the same triangle in the same way.