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
- 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: