To classify triangles, we need to learn the three types of triangles,

Equilateral, isosceles and scalene. These three triangles all have a

different amount of angles in each of its sides. Now let us look at
each type of triangle and the features of it.

An equilateral triangle contains 3 equal sides. All 3 angles are 60

degrees. Let us move on to an isosceles triangle, this contains two
equal sides and two equal angles! Imagine an ice cream cone upside
down. This is what an isosceles triangle looks like! Finally, a scalene
triangle has no equal sides and angles- all the sides would have a
different length, it looks irregular.

Now let us have a go at an example question. A triangle has 3 equal

angles what type of triangle is it. To solve it we need to remember
what type of triangle has 3 equal angles. The answer is an equilateral
triangle. A way to remember this is that the word equilateral
contains the word ‘equal’.

Let’s have a go with one more example. A triangle contains angles of

55,55 and 75 degrees. From this, we can see that there are two equal
angles. This also means that the triangle has two equal sides! What is
the angle that contains two equal sides? The answer is isosceles!

Finally, lets finish with one more question. A triangle has 3 angles.
The 3 angles measure: 35, 85 and 60 degrees. What type of triangle
is this? In this question, we can see that the 3 angles given are
different! From what we learnt earlier, the triangle with 3 different
angles is called a scalene triangle! Therefore the answer to this
question is a scalene triangle!