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Angles in Triangles

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Types of Triangle

There are three types of triangle: equilateral, isosceles and scalene.

Equilateral

Equilateral

  • An equilateral triangle has all angles 60° and all sides the same length.
  • It has rotational symmetry of order 3 and 3 lines of symmetry.
Isosceles

Isosceles

  • An isosceles triangle has two sides the same length and two angles the same.
  • There is one line of symmetry.
Scalene

Scalene

  • A scalene triangle has all sides different lengths and all angles different sizes.

Angles and Triangles

Right-angled triangle

Right-angled triangle

  • A right-angled triangle has one angle of 90°.
  • The long side opposite the right angle is called the hypotenuse.
  • Right angled triangles can be isosceles or scalene.
Obtuse- or acute-angled

Obtuse- or acute-angled

  • If a triangle contains an obtuse angle it is called an obtuse-angled triangle.
  • If it does not, it is an acute-angled triangle.
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