Chapter 4: Congruent Triangles

4-1 Classifying Triangles

Objectives: 1. Identify and classify triangles by angle measures.

2. Identify and classify triangles by side measure.

Triangle: the figure formed by three segments joining three noncollinear points.
Each of the three points is a vertex of the triangle. (The plural is vertices.)
The segments are the sides of the triangle.

A
Triangle ABC = ABC
Vertices of ABC :
Sides of ABC :
Angles of ABC :
B C

Classify Triangles by Angles One way to classify a triangle is by the measures of its angles.

Acute  Obtuse  Right Equiangular 

Three acute s One obtuse  One right  All s are congruent

Classify each triangle as acute, equiangular, obtuse, or right.

1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6.
Classify Triangles by Sides You can classify a triangle by the number of congruent sides. Equal numbers of hash
marks indicate congruent sides.

Scalene triangle Isosceles Triangle Equilateral Triangle

No  sides At least two  sides All sides 

Note: Equilateral triangles can also be considered isosceles triangles.

Exercises
Classify each triangle as equilateral, isosceles, or scalene.

1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

7. ALGEBRA Find x and the length of each side if 8. ALGEBRA Find y and the length of each side if
△RST is an equilateral triangle. △ABC is isosceles with AB = BC.