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TYPES OF TRIANGLES

The sum of angles in any triangle is 180°. On a diagram, equal sides of a triangle have one small line or dash drawn on each side.

1. Equilateral

An equilateral triangle has three equal sides and angles. It will always have angles of 60° in each corner.

2. Isosceles

An isosceles triangle can be drawn in many different ways. It can be drawn to have two equal sides and two equal angles or with two acute angles and one obtuse angle. It is easy to work out the missing angles of an isosceles triangle by looking for the angles that should be equal.

3. Right-angled triangle

A right-angled triangle has one 90° angle. That 90° angle is shown as a small square where two sides of the triangle join. It is possible for a triangle to be a right-angled triangle and an isosceles triangle at the same time. In this case the angles would be 90°, 45° and 45°.

4. Scalene

A scalene triangle has three different angles and none of its sides are equal in length.

5. Obtuse

An obtuse triangle has three different angles, with one angle greater than 90°. None of its sides are equal in length.