Triangles

Vocabulary:

Triangle - A three-sided shape made up by the intersection of 3 lines.

Classifying Triangles

By Angle:

Acute Triangles- all angles are less than 90°.

Obtuse Triangles- has one angle greater than 90° and two angles less than 90°.

Right Triangles- has one angle exactly 90°.

By Side:

Equilateral Triangles- all sides are congruent.

**Note- All angles are ALSO congruent.**

60°

60° 60°

Isosceles Triangles- TWO sides are congruent.

**Note- 2 angles will also be congruent.**

Scalene Triangles- has NO congruent sides.

Perimeter of a Triangle: Add all of the sides together.

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Area of a Triangle: bh
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Measuring Triangles Using Protractors
ALL OF THE ANGLES OF A
TRIANGLE ADD UP TO
180°!!!!
 Creating Triangles Based on Given Information

Draw and label a triangle where A=30°,

B=60°, and C=90°.
 Creating Triangles Based on Given Information

Draw and label a triangle where A=15°,

B=75°, and C=90°.
 Creating Triangles Based on Given Information

Draw and label a triangle where A=60°,

B=60°, and C=60°.
 Determining Triangles

If:
A+B > C
B+C > A
and
A+C > B

Then you have a triangle.

If any of those are untrue, than it will NOT make a triangle.
 Will the follow create a triangle:

Side A= 3 in. 3 in. B= 3 in.

C=

Side A= B=
10 in. 4C=
in. 2 in.

Side A= B=
C=
2 cm 3 cm 4 cm
Side A= B=
C=

5 yds 3 yds 2 yds

 Vertical Angles are equal when made by straight intersecting lines.
Review: Triangles should be labeled by their sides AND their angles.
ALL TRIANGLES ADD UP TO 180°!!!

HW: Using Vertical Angles and Creating Triangles

Worksheet