IDENTIFYING TRIANGLES They are everywhere.
IDENTIFY TRIANGLES By sides By angles The symbol for triangles is
Isosceles Triangle At least two sides are congruent.
Equilateral Triangle All sides are congruent.
Scalene Triangle No sides are congruent
Right Triangle Exactly 1 right angle
Acute triangle All the angles are acute angles.
Obtuse triangle Exactly 1 angle is obtuse.
Identifying Triangles
Perimeter of a triangle The sum of all the side lengths 3cm 3cm 4cm P=3+3+4=10cm
Angle sum With any triangle all the angles add up to 180°!
Let’s identify triangles! The following slides will show some triangles used in every day situations. On your own paper, identify each triangle using sides, angles or both.