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Inequalities in A Triangle

The document discusses several properties of triangles, including: 1) The side-angle property, which states that in a triangle, if one side is longer than another, then the angle opposite the longer side is larger than the angle opposite the shorter side. 2) The triangle inequality property, which states that the sum of the lengths of any two sides of a triangle must be greater than the length of the third side. 3) The exterior angle theorem, which states that the measure of an exterior angle of a triangle is equal to the sum of the measures of its two remote interior angles.

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Inequalities in A Triangle

The document discusses several properties of triangles, including: 1) The side-angle property, which states that in a triangle, if one side is longer than another, then the angle opposite the longer side is larger than the angle opposite the shorter side. 2) The triangle inequality property, which states that the sum of the lengths of any two sides of a triangle must be greater than the length of the third side. 3) The exterior angle theorem, which states that the measure of an exterior angle of a triangle is equal to the sum of the measures of its two remote interior angles.

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INEQUALITIES IN A TRIANGLE

JOHN-REY B. MANZANO
TEACHER III
Side-Angle Conjecture

In a triangle, if one side is longer than


another side, then angle opposite the
longer side is larger than the other.
Side-Angle
C

b
a

B A
c

What’s the biggest side? b


What’s the biggest angle? B
What’s the smallest side? a
What’s the smallest angle? A
Side-Angle
Rank the sides from greatest to least.
46°
b
b
a c
42° a
92°
c
Rank the angles from greatest to least.
A

7 C
4 A
B
B C
5
Triangle Inequality Conjecture

The sum of the lengths of any two


sides of a triangle is greater than the
length of the third side.

Add the two smaller sides; they MUST be


larger than the third side for the triangle
to be formed.
Make A Triangle

Construct triangle DEF.

D E

D F

F E
Make A Triangle

Construct triangle DEF.

D E
Make A Triangle

Construct triangle DEF.

D E
Make A Triangle

Construct triangle DEF.

D E
Make A Triangle

Construct triangle DEF.

5 3

D E
13

Q: What’s the problem with this?

A: The shorter segments can’t reach each other to


complete the triangle. They don’t add up.
Make A Triangle
Can the following lengths form a triangle?
1. 2. 3. 4.
4 mm 2 ft 5 cm 7 ft
5 mm 9 ft 𝟓cm 15 ft
10 mm 13 ft 4 cm 10 ft

5. 6. 7. 8.
10 mm 7 ft 10 mm 8m
3 mm 7 ft 13 mm 7m
6 mm 8 ft 4 mm 1m

9. 10. 11. 12.


9 mm 12 mm 7 mm 1 mm
2 mm 22 mm 8 mm 5 mm
1 mm 13 mm 12 mm 3 mm
Angles

• When the sides of a polygon are extended,


other angles are formed.

• The original angles are the interior angles.

• The angles that form linear pairs with the


interior angles are the exterior angles.
Exterior Angle INEQUALITY Theorem
An exterior angle of a triangle…
… is equal in measure to the sum of the measures
of its two remote interior angles.

remote
interior
angles Exterior
angle
Exterior Angle Theorem
(your new best friend)

The measure of an exterior angle in a triangle is


the sum of the measures of the 2 remote
interior angles

remote exterior
2
interior angle
angles 1 3 4

m∠4 = m∠1 + m∠2


Exterior Angle Theorem

m∠1 = m∠BAC +
m∠ABC
Examples

m∠FHG = 180 – 111 = 69 linear pair

m∠FGH = 111 – 60 = 51
Examples
Find x & y
82° y = 30 + 82
y = 112˚

30° x y
180 = 30 + 82 + x
180 = 112 + x
68˚ = x
x = 68°
y = 112°

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