Classifying Triangles

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What are the angles of a triangle?

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The angles of a triangle are denoted as \(\angle A, \angle B, \angle C\).

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What is a scalene triangle?

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A scalene triangle is a triangle that has no congruent sides.

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What is an isosceles triangle?

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An isosceles triangle is a triangle that has two congruent sides.

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What type of triangle has one right angle?

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A right triangle has one right (90°) angle.

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What is an equilateral triangle?

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An equilateral triangle is a triangle where all three sides are congruent and all angles are equal to 60°.

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What is an obtuse triangle?

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An obtuse triangle is a triangle that has one angle greater than 90°.

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What is a right triangle?

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A right triangle is a triangle that has one angle equal to 90°.

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What is the sum of the angles in any triangle?

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The sum of the angles in any triangle is always 180°.

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What defines a triangle as acute?

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

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How can you classify triangles based on side lengths?

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Triangles can be classified as scalene, isosceles, or equilateral based on their side lengths.