Triangles Flashcards
Sum of any two sides of triangle
Will always be greater than the third side
Internal angles of a triangle must add up to
180
Triangles biggest side is across from what?
The biggest angle
Isosceles triangle
2 equal angles and 2 equal sides
Equilateral triangle
3 equal angles and 3 equal sides
See two sides equal in a triangle..
Set the opposite angles equal.
Two sides both equal 8, so the angles opposite those sides are equal.
See two equal angles in a triangle..
Set the opposite sides equal.
Two angles equal 30degrees so the sides opposite those angles are equal
Perimeter of a triangle is..
The sum of the lengths of all 3 sides
Area of a triangle
1/2 (base)x(height)
Pythagorean theorem
A^2 +b^2= c^2
Is applied to right triangles to help you find the perimeter.
Pythagorean Triplet
3-4-5
5-12-13
8-15-17
Side side hypotenuse
Right triangle with 1 angle 45
Other angle is also 45 and the hypotenuse is square root of 2
Right Triangle with angle 30 and 90
The other angle is 60 and the hypotenuse is square root of 3, height is 2, and base is 1