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Doubtnut Today: Ques No. Concept For Boards - Chapter Triangles
Doubtnut Today: Ques No. Concept For Boards - Chapter Triangles
CONCEPTS BOOSTER
TRIANGLES
1. INTRODUCTION
1 1. Introduction
2. TRIANGLE
2. TRIANGLE
3 2. Sides the three line segments ABBC and CA that form the triangle ABC are called
the sides of the triangle ABC.
2. TRIANGLE
4
3. Angles the three angle BAC, ABC and ACB are called the angles of ΔABC.
2. TRIANGLE
6 1. INTERIOR The part made up by all such points P which are enclosed by ΔABC is
called the interior of ΔABC.
7 2. EXTERIOR The part made up by all such points Q which are not enclosed by ΔABC
is called the exterior of ΔABC.
8 3. TRIANGULAR REGION The interior of ΔABC together with the ΔABC itself is called
the triangular region ABC.
9 4. Altitudes the perpendiculars drawn from the vertices of a triangle to the opposite
side are known as the altitudes of the triangle.
10 5. Medians the line segments joining the vertices to the mid-points of the opposite side
of a triangle are known as its medians.
4. TYPES OF TRIANGLES
11 1. Types of triangles.
12 1. Scalene Triangle a triangle whose no two sides are equal is called a scalene
triangle.
13 2. Isosceles triangle a triangle whose two sides are equal is called an isosceles
triangle.
14 3. Equilateral triangle a triangle whose all sides are equal to one another is called an
equilateral triangle.
15 4. Right triangle a triangle whose one angle is a right angle is called a right-angled
triangle or a right triangle.