Introduction To Triangles
Introduction To Triangles
Introduction To Triangles
A triangle is a polygon with three edges and three verticals. It is one of the basic shapes
in geometry. A, B and C is denoted
In Euclidean geometry any three points, non-collinear, determine a unique triangle and a
unique plane (i.e. a two-dimensional Euclidean space). This article is about triangles in Euclidean
geometry except where otherwise noted.
TYPES OF TRIANGLE
By relative lengths of sides
Triangle can be classified according to the relative lengths of their sides: An equilateral triangle has all sides the same length. An equilateral triangle is also a
regular polygon with all angles measuring 60
An isosceles triangle has two side of equal in length. An isosceles triangle also has two
angles of the same measure; namely, the angles opposite to the two sides of the same
length; this fact is the content of the isosceles triangle theorem, which was known by
Euclid. Some mathematicians define an isosceles triangle to have exactly two equal sides,
whereas others define an isosceles triangle as one with at least two equal sides. The latter
definition would make all equilateral triangle isosceles triangles. The 45-45-90 right
triangle, which appears in the tetrakis square tiling, is isosceles.
A scalene triangle has all sides different lengths, or equivalently all angles are unequal. A
right angle is also a scalene triangle if and only if it is not isosceles.
SCALENE
ISOSCELES
EQUILATERAL