Isosceles and Equilateral Triangles

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What is an isosceles triangle?

Back

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

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CCSS.4.G.A.2

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What is an equilateral triangle?

Back

An equilateral triangle is a triangle in which all three sides are of equal length and all three angles are equal to 60 degrees.

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CCSS.4.G.A.2

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

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

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CCSS.8.G.A.5

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If two angles of a triangle are equal, what can be said about the sides opposite those angles?

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The sides opposite the equal angles are also equal in length.

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CCSS.8.G.A.5

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In an isosceles triangle, if the vertex angle measures 40 degrees, what is the measure of each base angle?

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Each base angle measures 70 degrees.

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CCSS.8.G.A.5

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What is the relationship between the sides and angles in an equilateral triangle?

Back

In an equilateral triangle, all sides are equal, and all angles are equal to 60 degrees.

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CCSS.4.G.A.2

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

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To find a missing angle, subtract the sum of the known angles from 180 degrees.

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CCSS.8.G.A.5

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If one angle of an isosceles triangle is 50 degrees, what are the measures of the other two angles?

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The other two angles each measure 65 degrees.

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CCSS.8.G.A.5

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What is the formula for the area of a triangle?

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The area of a triangle is given by the formula: Area = 1/2 * base * height.

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CCSS.6.G.A.1

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In triangle ABC, if AB = AC and angle A = 30 degrees, what is the measure of angles B and C?

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Angles B and C each measure 75 degrees.

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CCSS.8.G.A.5