Angle Measures of Triangles

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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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What is an acute angle?

Back

An acute angle is an angle that measures less than 90 degrees.

Front

What is a right angle?

Back

A right angle is an angle that measures exactly 90 degrees.

Front

What is an obtuse angle?

Back

An obtuse angle is an angle that measures more than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees.

Front

If one angle of a triangle is 90 degrees, what type of triangle is it?

Back

It is a right triangle.

Front

What is the relationship between the angles in a triangle?

Back

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

Front

How do you find the measure of an unknown angle in a triangle?

Back

Subtract the sum of the known angles from 180 degrees.

Front

What is the formula for finding the measure of an exterior angle of a triangle?

Back

The measure of an exterior angle is equal to the sum of the two opposite interior angles.

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What is a scalene triangle?

Back

A scalene triangle is a triangle with all sides of different lengths.

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What is an isosceles triangle?

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An isosceles triangle is a triangle with at least two sides of equal length.