TECHNICAL

DRAWING 8
RUDY M. ABARO, JR.
 What is TRIANGLE?
A triangle is a polygon with three
edges/sides and three vertices. It is one
of the basic shapes in geometry. A
triangle with vertices A, B, and C is
denoted as triangle ABC.

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 Kinds of TRIANGLE

1. Equilateral triangle - is a
triangle that has all its sides
equal in length. Since the three
sides are equal therefore the
three angles, opposite to the
equal sides, are equal in
measure.
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 Kinds of TRIANGLE

2. Isosceles triangle is a type of

triangle that has any two sides equal
in length. The two angles of an
isosceles triangle, opposite to equal
sides, are equal in measure
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3. Scalene Triangle - is a triangle that

has all its sides of different lengths. 
It means all the sides of a scalene
triangle are unequal and all the three
angles are also of different measures.
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 CONSTRUCTING A TRIANGLE

1.  Mark a point P
that will be one
vertex of the new
triangle.

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 CONSTRUCTING A TRIANGLE
2.  Set the compasses'
width to the length of one
side of the original triangle
ABC. In this example we
use AC.

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3.  With the compasses'

point on P, make an arc
near where the next
vertex of the triangle will
be.

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4.  Mark a point R on
the arc. This will
become the next
vertex of the new
triangle. PR is equal
in length to AC.
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5. Use the compasses

to measure the length
of the side AB in the
original triangle.

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6.   Place the compasses'
point on P and make an
arc in the vicinity of where
the third vertex of the
triangle will be.
All points along this arc
are the distance AB from
P, but we do not yet know
exactly where on this arc
the vertex is.
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7.  Use the compasses

to measure the length
of the side BC in the
original triangle.

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8.  From point R, draw

an arc crossing the
first arc. Where these
intersect is the vertex
Q of the triangle.

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9.  Finally, draw
the three sides of
the new triangle
PQ ,PR, and QR.

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10.  Done. The blue

triangle PQR is 
congruent to the
triangle ABC.

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Thank you!