Triangles Flashcards

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Isosceles Triangle

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Two sides are the same length, and the angles facing those sides are equal

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Equilateral Triangle

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All interior angles are 60 deg and all the sides are the same length

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Right Triangle

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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

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Special right triangle #1

3:4:5 Triangle

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Side lengths are in a ratio 3:4:5

Look out for multiples of 3:4:5!!!!!!

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Special right triangle #2

5:12:13 triangle

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Side lengths are in a ratio 5:12:13.

Look out for multiples of 5:12:13!!!!!

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Special right triangle #3

45* - 45* - 90* right triangle

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  • 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
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Special right triangle #4

30* - 60* - 90* right triangle

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Side lengths are 1 : ✔️3 : 2

When an equilateral triangle is cut in half, the result is a 30* - 60* - 90*

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