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Date:_______________________ 

Lesson 3: 4.6(C)  
Objective:​ ​IWBAT a
​ pply knowledge of right angles to identify acute, right, 
and obtuse triangles​.  
Think About It:   

 
 
Classify triangles, Write the names of the triangles in the diagrams below. 

 
Acute Triangle  Obtuse Triangle  Right Triangle 

_____________________  _____________________  _____________________ 

     
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Example 1 – Classifying triangles  

Classify triangles by angles 
A) B)  C) 

   
  
_______is_______________ ______is________________ _______is____________ 
because_______________ because______________ because______________ 
________________________ _______________________ ______________________ 
________________________ ______________________ ______________________ 

________________________. _______________________. ______________________. 

Example 2 – Identifying a triangle by its angles 

 
 
Triangle _______ is ______________________________________ (obtuse, right, acute) 
because ___________________________________________________________________. 
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Independent Practice 
1.)  

 
 
2.) What type of triangle is shown by Figure X  
 
 
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Figure X 
 
3.) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4.)  

 
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5.)  
 

 
 
 
 
 
6.) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7) 

 
 
8) 

 
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4.6C - Triangles Exit Ticket 

 
Not Yet ​❍​ Almost ​❍​ Mastered ​❍
 
 
1.)   

 
 
 
 
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2.)  

 
 
 
 
 
3.)  

 
 
 
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4.)