Corresponding Parts of Congruent Figures are Congruent

Pronunciation: /ˌkɒr.əˈspɒn.dɪŋ pɑɹtz ʌv kənˈgru.ənt ˈfɪg.jərz ɑɹ kənˈgru.ənt/ Explain
Abbreviation: CPCFC

Click on the blue points and drag them to change the figure. Are there any configurations of the figure where the corresponding parts are not congruent? Manipulative 1 - Corresponding Parts of Congruent Figures are Congruent Created with GeoGebra.

CPCFC is an abbreviation of the phrase, 'Corresponding parts of congruent figures are congruent.' This means if two figures are the same, then each of their corresponding parts are also the same.

References

1. McAdams, David E.. All Math Words Dictionary, CPCFC. 2nd Classroom edition 20150108-4799968. pg 50. Life is a Story Problem LLC. January 8, 2015. Buy the book
2. Ray C. Jurgensen, Richard G. Brown and John W. Jurgensen. Geometry. pp 117-118. Houghton Mifflin McDougal Littell. January 2000. Last Accessed 6/25/2018. Buy the book

Cite this article as:

McAdams, David E. Corresponding Parts of Congruent Figures are Congruent. 12/21/2018. All Math Words Encyclopedia. Life is a Story Problem LLC. http://www.allmathwords.org/en/c/cpcfc.html.

Image Credits

• All images and manipulatives are by David McAdams unless otherwise stated. All images by David McAdams are Copyright © Life is a Story Problem LLC and are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Revision History

12/21/2018: Reviewed and corrected IPA pronunication. (McAdams, David E.)
6/25/2018: Removed broken links, updated license, implemented new markup, updated GeoGebra apps. (McAdams, David E.)
1/21/2010: Added "References". (McAdams, David E.)
12/2/2008: Initial version. (McAdams, David E.)