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Do similar triangles always have equal lengths of corresponding sides?

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No. Similar triangles only have equivalent angles. Congruent triangles have equal side lengths.

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Two triangles are said to be similar if their corresponding angles are congruent and the corresponding sides are in proportion . In other words, similar triangles are the same shape, but not necessarily the same size. The triangles are congruent if, in addition to this, their corresponding sides are of equal length.

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