Similarity and congruence (AQA GCSE Maths): Flashcards

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Similarity and congruence
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Similar shapes definition

Same angles, different sizes

Scale factor meaning

How many times bigger one shape is vs another

Angles in similar shapes

Remain the same

Congruent shapes definition

Exactly identical in size and shape

Transformations making congruent shapes

Rotations, reflections, translations

What enlargements create

Similar shapes, not congruent

Volume scaling with scale factor

By cube of scale factor: (SF)3(SF)^3

Area scaling with scale factor

By square of scale factor: (SF)2(SF)^2

Sides in similar shapes

In same ratio/proportional

Size of similar shapes

Different sizes - enlargements or reductions

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