Everything Geometry
Classifying
Triangles by Sides
Students should be able to:
- classify and describe triangles by using their properties; e.g. angle
measures, congruent angles/sides.
Equilateral Triangle
Click the SIDES button to see the congruent sides and the ANGLES button
to see the congruent sides.
Use this mini-movie on your Smartboard
More on Equilateral Triangles
- Because they are congruent, the measure of each angle in an equilateral
triangle is 60 degrees. This means that an equilateral triangle is also
equiangular.
- Since each angle is congruent, each side is also congruent.
- To show that a triangle is equilateral, we use the following symbols: