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Statement: All equilateral triangles are congruent by SSS congruence. Is the statement true? Why or why not?

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False, An example would be an equilateral triangle with 3 sides of 3 inches, and another with three sides of 5 inches. They will be similar but not congruent because their sides differ. because the sides and volumes differ they will not be congruent.
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