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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

parallelogram

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Click the SIDES button to see the congruent sides and the ANGLES button to see the congruent sides.

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More on Equilateral Triangles

  • The two congruent sides are called the legs of the triangle. The third side is called the base.
  • Since the legs of the triangle are congruent, the angles opposite each leg are congruent.
  • To show that a triangle is isosceles, we use the following symbols:
isosceles triangle


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