Advanced Concepts - Isosceles Triangle Theorems

I.

An isosceles triangle is a triangle with two congruent sides. For example,

ABC, shown below, is an isosceles triangle, because AB AC . The congruent
sides ( AB and AC ) are called legs, and the third side ( BC ) is called the base. The
angles opposite the congruent sides ( B and C) are called the base angles, and
the angle opposite the third side ( A) is called the vertex angle.

II.

The Isosceles Triangle Theorem states that if two sides of a triangle are
congruent, then the angles opposite those sides are congruent. For example, in
the diagram below, if AB AC , then B C.

III.

The Converse of the Isosceles Triangle Theorem states that if two angles of a
triangle are congruent, then the sides opposite those angles are congruent.
For example, in the diagram below, if B C, then AB AC .