A triangle is a closed curve which is formed by 3-line segments. The line segments by which the triangle is formed are called sides of the triangle. The points of intersections of the sides of the triangle are called the vertices of the triangle. The angles formed at the vertices are called the angles of the triangle.
The properties of the triangle are:
a. Right Triangles
In a right triangle, one of the angles is equal to 90° or right angle.
b. Equilateral triangle
An equilateral has all three sides equal to each other. Due to this all the internal angles are of equal degrees, that is, each of the angles is 60°
c. Isosceles triangle
In an isosceles triangle, two sides have equal length. The two angles opposite to the two equal sides are also equal to each other.
d. Scalene Triangle
A scalene triangle is a type of triangle, in which all the three sides have different side measures. Due to this, the three angles are also different from each other.
An acute triangle has all of its angles less than 90°.
An obtuse triangle has any of its one angles more than 90°.
To classify a triangle by its sides means that we look at the side lengths of the triangle and make a determination as to whether it is an: Equilateral, Isosceles and Scalene. To be an equilateral triangle all three-side length must be exactly the same. An Isosceles triangle will have at least 2 side lengths that are the same. If all three sides of the triangle are different then the triangle is scalene. Classifying a triangle is as simple as comparing the sides. If all three sides have the same length, then it is an equilateral triangle, if only two sides have the same length, then it is an isosceles triangle and if there are no sides that have the same length then it is a scalene triangle.
1.If all the sides are equal (the same length) then the triangle is Equilateral.
2. If 2 sides of the triangle are the same length then the triangles are an Isosceles triangle.
3. If all three sides of the triangle are a different length, then the triangle is a Scalene triangle.
There are two ways to classify triangles. To classify a triangle by angles means to categorize the triangle according to the types of angles that make up the triangle. To classify triangles by angles you must determine if each angle in the triangle is acute, right or obtuse. Once you have determined the types of angles you can classify the triangle as an Acute Triangle, Right Triangle, or Obtuse Triangle.
2. If one of the angles is 90° then the triangle is a Right Triangle.
3. If one of the angles is greater than 90° then the triangle is classified as an Obtuse Triangle.
Pythagoras Theorem is an important topic in Maths, which explains the relation between the sides of a right-angled triangle. It is also sometimes called the Pythagorean Theorem. Pythagoras theorem is basically used to find the length of an unknown side and angle of a triangle. By this theorem, we can derive base, perpendicular and hypotenuse formula. Pythagoras theorem states that “In a right-angled triangle, the square of the hypotenuse side is equal to the sum of squares of the other two sides “. The sides of this triangle have been named as Perpendicular, Base and Hypotenuse. Here, the hypotenuse is the longest side, as it is opposite to the angle 90°. The sides of a right triangle (say a, b and c) which have positive integer values, when squared, are put into an equation, also called a Pythagorean triple.
The theorem is named after a Greek Mathematician called Pythagoras.
Pythagoras Theorem Formula
Consider the triangle given above:
Where “a” is the perpendicular,
“b” is the base,
“c” is the hypotenuse.
According to the definition, the Pythagoras Theorem formula is given as:
Hypotenuse2 = Perpendicular2 + Base2
c2 = a2 + b2
The side opposite to the right angle (90°) is the longest side (known as Hypotenuse) because the side opposite to the greatest angle is the longest.
Consider three squares of sides a, b, c mounted on the three sides of a triangle having the same sides as shown.
By Pythagoras Theorem –
Area of square “a” + Area of square “b” = Area of square “c”
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