How to classify polygons by the measure of their angles

How to classify polygons by the measure of their angles

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Mathematics

11th Grade - University

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The video tutorial covers the classification of triangles based on their angles. It explains acute triangles, including those with equal angles, obtuse triangles, and right triangles. The teacher emphasizes the properties and limitations of each type, such as the impossibility of having more than one obtuse angle in a triangle. The importance of right triangles and their use in the Pythagorean theorem is highlighted.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the defining characteristic of an acute triangle?

One angle is exactly 90 degrees.

All angles are less than 90 degrees.

All angles are equal.

One angle is more than 90 degrees.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What do we call a triangle with three equal acute angles?

Scalene triangle

Right triangle

Isosceles triangle

Equilateral triangle

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why can't a triangle have more than one obtuse angle?

Because the sum of angles in a triangle is 180 degrees.

Because obtuse angles are more than 180 degrees.

Because obtuse angles are less than 90 degrees.

Because obtuse angles are equal to 90 degrees.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

270 degrees

360 degrees

90 degrees

180 degrees

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a triangle with one angle exactly 90 degrees called?

Equilateral triangle

Right triangle

Obtuse triangle

Acute triangle

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which theorem is applicable only to right triangles?

Cosine rule

Triangle inequality theorem

Sine rule

Pythagorean theorem

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What symbol indicates a right angle in a triangle diagram?

A triangle

A square box

A small circle

A tick mark