Mathematics GCSE
Orientation and congruence
What Orientation and congruence means in Mathematics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Orientation and congruence
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Reference: AQA
Orientation describes the order of vertices (clockwise or anticlockwise), while position is where the shape sits on the grid; rotations, reflections and translations are all congruences.
Topics that use Orientation and congruence
- Properties and constructions (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Alternate and corresponding angles on parallel lines
- Angle bisection
- Angle sums in triangles, polygons and regular polygons
- Arc
- ASA
- centre
- Chord
- Circumference
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