Classifying Triangles

Question 1

What is an Obtuse Triangle?

Answer 1

A triangle with an angle greater than 90 degrees.

Question 2

What is a Right Triangle?

Answer 2

A triangle with an angle equal to 90 degrees.

Question 3

What is an Acute Triangle?

Answer 3

A triangle where all angles measure less than 90 degrees.

Question 4

What is an Equiangular/Equilateral Triangle?

Answer 4

A triangle where all angles/sides have the same measures.

Question 5

What do the dashes on the sides of a triangle mean?

Answer 5

It signifies that the sides are all congruent.

Question 6

What is a Scalene Triangle?

Answer 6

A triangle with no obtuse, right, or congruent angles.

Question 7

What is an Isosceles Triangle?

Answer 7

A triangle with two equal sides.

Question 8

How do you find the lengths of the sides of a triangle?

Answer 8

You find the variable value and plug it into the equations.