Triangles Flashcards
Isosceles Triangle
Two sides are the same length, and the angles facing those sides are equal
Equilateral Triangle
All interior angles are 60 deg and all the sides are the same length
Right Triangle
Contains a 90 def angle. The sides forming the 90deg angle are the legs; the side facing the 90deg angle is the hypotenuse
a sq + b sq = c sq
Special right triangle #1
3:4:5 Triangle
Side lengths are in a ratio 3:4:5
Look out for multiples of 3:4:5!!!!!!
Special right triangle #2
5:12:13 triangle
Side lengths are in a ratio 5:12:13.
Look out for multiples of 5:12:13!!!!!
Special right triangle #3
45* - 45* - 90* right triangle
- Isosceles right triangle
- Side lengths are in ratio 1:1: ✔️2
- Legs have the same lengths
- Look out for multiples!!
- Isosceles triangle is formed when a square is divided in half by one of it’s diagonals
Special right triangle #4
30* - 60* - 90* right triangle
Side lengths are 1 : ✔️3 : 2
When an equilateral triangle is cut in half, the result is a 30* - 60* - 90*