Triangles

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What is a triangle?

Back

A triangle is a polygon with three edges and three vertices.

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CCSS.2.G.A.1

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What is the sum of the interior angles of a triangle?

Back

The sum of the interior angles of a triangle is always 180 degrees.

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CCSS.8.G.A.5

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What do you call a triangle with all sides of different lengths?

Back

A scalene triangle.

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CCSS.4.G.A.2

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What do you call a triangle with at least two sides of equal length?

Back

An isosceles triangle.

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CCSS.4.G.A.2

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What do you call a triangle with all sides of equal length?

Back

An equilateral triangle.

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CCSS.4.G.A.2

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What is the Pythagorean theorem?

Back

In a right triangle, the square of the length of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the lengths of the other two sides.

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

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Can a triangle have angles measuring 90 degrees, 45 degrees, and 45 degrees?

Back

Yes, this is a right triangle.

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CCSS.8.G.A.5

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What is the triangle inequality theorem?

Back

The sum of the lengths of any two sides of a triangle must be greater than the length of the third side.

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If one angle of a triangle measures 60 degrees and another measures 80 degrees, what is the measure of the third angle?

Back

The third angle measures 40 degrees.

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CCSS.8.G.A.5

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What is an acute triangle?

Back

An acute triangle is a triangle where all three angles are less than 90 degrees.

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CCSS.4.G.A.2