Fun Facts About: TRIANGLES
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Equilateral Triangle
Has three equal angles. Each angle measures 60 degrees also all three sides on an equilateral triangle are equal.
B 60*
60* A
60* C
Isosceles Triangle
An isosceles triangle has two equal angles. The sides opposite the two equal angles are also equal.
Vertex
A
C
B Base Angle
Base Angle
Scalene Triangle
Has no equal sides and no equal angles.
B
A
C
_-*FUN FACTS*-_
-The scalene triangle is the most common type of triangle. - The side of a triangle is represented by the two letters at the two ends of that side. - The sum of the three angles in a triangle equals 180 degrees.
-A triangle that has a right angle is often called a right triangle. - When an angle is represented by all three letters, the angles vertex letter is written second. - Each angle of an equilateral triangle equals 60 degrees. - The sum of the three angles of a triangle equals 180 degrees. - The longest side of a triangle is called a hypoteneuse. - A triangle is a polygon with three sides and three interior angles.