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Head First 2D Geometry
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Head First 2D Geometry

by Stray (Lindsey Fallow), Dawn Griffiths
November 2009
Beginner content levelBeginner
368 pages
8h 55m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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similarity and congruence
Just try drawing a square which
doesn’t have four angles all 90º
and all sides the same ratio: 1/1.
You sketch it—we’ll etch it (to fit)
Liz is a very patient customer, she’s hung around while you used
similarity and proportionality to resize the design to fit perfectly
on her new replacement phone. It does look good though!
I love it, thanks!
Similar shapes have the same angles.
Similar shapes have the same ratios
between lengths of sides.
Similar triangles have the same three angles
(and you can tell from just two).
Some shapes are always similar.
All circles are similar.
All squares are similar.
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