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 What is
triangles ?
 LE
N G Triangles are

R IA made up of three
T C
connected lines
Every triangle
has three sides
and three angles
a c All angles in a
triangle add up
to 180 degrees.

A b B
CAB + ABC + BCA
= 180o
 Two Ways to
Classify Triangles

1. By Their Sides
2. By Their Angles
 Classifying triangles by
their sides

Equilateral
Isosceles
Scalene
 Equilateral Triangles
C

A B
All 3 sides of an equilateral
triangle are equal.
 Equilateral Triangles
C
60o Each angle of an
equilateral triangle
are equal.
Each angle must be
60 degrees
60o 60o
A B
 Isosceles Triangles
C

Isosceles
triangles have
two equal
sides.

A B
 Isosceles Triangles
C
The angles opposite
the equal sides are also
equal.
A = B,
AC = CB

A B
 Scalene Triangles

C
B

A scalene triangle
has no equal sides.
All sides are different
lengths.
A
 Classifying triangles by
their angles

Acute
Right
Obtuse
 Acute Triangles

C
An acute triangle
has three acute
angles (less than 90
degrees).
B
A
 Right Triangles
C

A right triangle has one

90 degrees (right
angle).

A
B
 Obtuse Triangles
C
An obtuse triangle has
one obtuse angle(more
than 90 degrees).

A B
NOW LETS REVIEW

What kind of triangle has

all sides a different
length ?
SCALENE TRIANGLES
NOW LETS REVIEW

What kind of triangle has

one right angle ?
RIGHT TRIANGLES
 NOW LETS REVIEW
Which one of these is labeled
incorrectly?

d
b
a
c
Scalene
Triangle
Right Equilateral Obtuse
Triangle Triangle Triangle