Transformations and Congruence

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• Are two congruent polygons always similar?
• If two sides of a triangle are congruent, then are the angles opposite those sides always, sometimes or never congruent?
• What are congruent circles?
• When are similar figures congruent?
• Are the diagonals of a rectangle always, sometimes or never congruent?
• What special marks are used to show that segments are congruent?
• How do you rotate the figure B(-2,0), C(-4,3), Z(-3,4), and X(-1,4) 90 degree clockwise about the origin?
• If three parts (angles and/or sides) of a triangle are congruent to that of another triangle, are the triangles congruent?
• Question #6593b
• How do you find the image of A(4,-2) after it is reflected over the line y=2, then reflected over the line x=2?
• Rhombus WXYZ with vertices W(-4, 3), X(-1 1), Y(2,3), and Z(-1, 5) translated 2 units right and 5 units down. What are the new coordinates?