TRIANGLE

OBJECTIVE

•Illustrate the different types

of triangle.
•Identify the parts of a
triangle
Parts of a Triangle

1.Adjacent & Opposite Side

-two sides sharing a B
common vertex are

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adjacent sides. The third

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side is the opposite side

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de
Ad
A Adjacent Side
C
AB and AC are adjacent sides. BC
is the opposite side
Parts of a Triangle
B B
Ad

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ja
id

ja
d
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Si

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nt

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s it
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ja

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Ad

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A Opposite Side
C A Adjacent Side
C
AB and BC are BC and AC are
adjacent sides. AC is adjacent sides. AB is
the opposite side the opposite side
Parts of a Triangle

2. Altitude Alt
i tu
-a perpendicular B de
segment from vertex
to the line containing A C
the opposite side D
Parts of a Triangle

3. Median Me
dia
-a perpendicular B n
segment from vertex
to the midpoint of its A

=
C

=
opposite side D
Type of Triangle (according to sides)

1.Equilateral Triangle
a triangle whose
sides are all congruent = =
or the same length

=
Type of Triangle (according to sides)

2.Isosceles Triangle
a triangle with
Two congruent sides = =
Type of Triangle (according to sides)

3. ScaleneTriangle
a triangle with B
no congruent sides
A C
Type of Triangle (according to angles)

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1. AcuteTriangle
a triangle whose
interior angles are
all acute A L
Type of Triangle (according to angles)

2. RightTriangle
O
a triangle with
right angle
B X
Type of Triangle (according to angles)

3. ObtuseTriangle
a triangle with B
an obtuse angle
A C
 Type of Triangle (according to angles)

4.Equiangular Triangle
a triangle whose
angles are all
congruent
QUIZ!!!

Scalene Triangle Obtuse triangle

Isosceles Triangle Right Triangle
Equiangular Triangle Acute Triangle
Equilateral triangle
QUIZ!!!

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