[color=#0000ff]Recall a RIGID MOTION is a transformation that preserves distance.[/color] So far, we have already explored the following rigid motions:[br][br][color=#0000ff]Translation by Vector[br]Rotation about a Point[br]Reflection about a Line[/color][br][br]For a quick refresher about [color=#0000ff]rigid motions[/color], see this [url=https://www.geogebra.org/m/KFtdRvyv]Messing with Mona applet[/url].

[b]Definition: [br][br]Two plane figures are CONGRUENT if and only if one can be mapped perfectly onto the other using [color=#0000ff]any 1 or sequence of 2 (or more) RIGID MOTIONS (translations, reflections, and/or rotations).[/color][/b][br][br]The applet below dynamically illustrates, [b]by DEFINITION[/b], what it means for any 2 figures (in this case, triangles) to be [b]CONGRUENT.[/b] [br][br]Feel free to move the BIG WHITE VERTICES of either triangle anywhere you'd like at any time.