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Angles 4 (In A Triangle)

There are three types of triangles: equilateral (all 3 sides equal, all 3 angles equal), isosceles (2 sides equal, 2 angles equal), and scalene (all 3 sides unequal, all 3 angles unequal). Any triangle containing a 90° angle is a right triangle. By placing 3 copies of a triangle together so their vertices meet at a point, the sum of the interior angles equals 180°. Examples are given of calculating unknown angles using properties of different triangle types.

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Angles 4 (In A Triangle)

There are three types of triangles: equilateral (all 3 sides equal, all 3 angles equal), isosceles (2 sides equal, 2 angles equal), and scalene (all 3 sides unequal, all 3 angles unequal). Any triangle containing a 90° angle is a right triangle. By placing 3 copies of a triangle together so their vertices meet at a point, the sum of the interior angles equals 180°. Examples are given of calculating unknown angles using properties of different triangle types.

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Angles In Triangles

Types of Triangles

Equilateral Triangle Isosceles triangle Scalene triangle

3 equal sides 2 equal sides 3 unequal sides


3 equal angles. 2 equal angles (base) 3 unequal angles
Any triangle containing a 90o angle is a right-angled triangle

An isosceles or a scalene triangle may contain a right angle.

Right-angled Right-angled
isosceles triangles. scalene triangle.
To determine the angle sum of any Triangle

How can we use


this to help us?
Take 3 identical copies
of this triangle like so: 3

1 2

These are the same


Angles on a straight angles as in the
line add to 180o triangle!

The angle sum of a triangle = 1800


Calculating unknown Angles

Example 1

Calculate angle a. 65o

Angle a = 180 – (90 + 65)


= 180 – 155 = 25o

Example 2
b
Calculate angles a, b and c

a c
Since the triangle is equilateral,
angles a, b and c are all 60o (180/3)
Calculating unknown Angles

Example 3
b
Angle a = 65o (base angles of
Calculate angle a. an isosceles triangle are equal).

Angle b = 180 –(65 + 65)


65o a = 180 – 130 = 50o

Example 4 130o

Calculate angles x and y x y

180 - 130
Angles x and y =
2
50
=  25
2
Calculating unknown Angles

Example 5

Calculate angles a and b. a

b
180 - 90
Angles a and b =
2
90
=  45
2
Example 6
27o
Calculate angle a
15o a

Angle a = 180 – (15 + 27)


= 180 – 42 = 138o

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