Mathematics

PROPERTIES
OF AN
ISOSCELES TRIANGLE
 Learning Competencies
• Prove congruent properties in an isosceles
triangle,
• Solve problems involving isosceles triangle
M8GE-IIIa c-1
 TRIANGLE
a polygon with three sides
 INTERIOR ANGLES
m1 + m 2 + m3 = 180

E
2

R 1 3 D
 RED
VERTICES INTERIOR ANGLES

R, E, D 1, 2, 3

SIDES

RE, ED, RD
 The Isosceles Triangle

L
vertex angle

leg leg

B U
base angle base angle
base
 Paper Folding

Direction: Form a square out of that piece of

paper.
Where are the side of the square here now?

Do
Theorem 1
The angles opposite the congruent sides of an
isosceles triangle are congruent.

B U
BL  UL therefore B  U
Theorem 2
If two angles of a triangle are congruent,
then the sides opposite them are congruent.

B U
B  U therefore BL UL
In an Isosceles Triangle,
congruent sides
The angles opposite the __________
congruent
are _________.

congruent then the

If two angles are ___________,
congruent
sides opposite them are______________
Find the value of x, and y

80

50 50 y
 70
8 8

x 55 55 y
9
x
45

y
One of the base angles of an isosceles triangle is two
degrees more than 5 times the vertex angle. Find the
angles.
Let x = vertex angle
One base  = 5x + 2
Second base  = 5x + 2

x + (5x + 2) (5x + 2) = 180

11x + 4 = 180
11x = 176

x = 16
 Vertex angle = 16 
Base  = 5x + 2
= 5(16) + 2
Base  = 82

Second base  = 82
Find the x, and y?

1. x 2. 3.
50
50 y

30 y x y
Assignment

Give at least 5 geometric figures that shows an

isosceles triangle in your community.
40
y 40

x
100