CLASSIFICATION

OF TRIANGLE
Q2
1.What have you noticed about the sides
of the triangle?
2. How will you distinguish the triangle in
figure 1 from figure 2 and 3?
3. What is the difference between figure 2
and 3?
4. What are the properties of triangle in
figure 1? In figure 2? In figure 3?
 Properties
1.A triangle has three sides and three angles.
2.The sum of the angles of a triangle is always 180 degrees.
3.The exterior angles of a triangle always add up to 360 degrees.
4.The sum of consecutive interior and exterior angle is
supplementary.
5.The sum of the lengths of any two sides of a triangle is greater
than the length of the third side. Similarly, the difference
between the lengths of any two sides of a triangle is less than
the length of the third side.
6.The shortest side is always opposite the smallest interior angle.
Similarly, the longest side is always opposite the largest interior
angle.
Types
On the basis of length of the sides, triangles are classified
into three categories:
1.Scalene Triangle
2.Isosceles Triangle
3.Equilateral Triangle
On the basis of measurement of the angles, triangles are
classified into three categories:
1.Acute Triangle
2.Right Triangle
3.Obtuse Triangle
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.
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.
Equilateral Triangle
An equilateral triangle has all three sides equal to each other. Due
to this all the internal angles are of equal degrees, i.e. each of the
angles is 60°
Acute Triangle
An acute triangle has all of its angles less than 90°.
Right Triangle
In a right triangle, one of the angles is equal to 90° or right angle.
Obtuse Triangle
An obtuse triangle has any of its one angles more than 90°.
The figure at the right contains
eight triangles.
a. Name the triangles
A
b. Name the vertices of ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶
B
c. Name four right triangles
d. Name the sides that are
congruent.
D E
e. Name four pairs of base angles
that are congruent.
f. Name the sides that are
C
perpendicular.
g. Name the vertices of ∆𝐴𝐵𝐷
h. Name the sides of ∆𝐴𝐷𝐶
i. Name the angles of ∆𝐷𝐸𝐶
Take three non - collinear points L, M, N.
Join LM, MN and NL. What figure do you
get?
Name:

a. The side opposite to ∠L.

b. The angle opposite to side LN.
c. The vertex opposite to side MN.
d. The side opposite to angle N.
There are 8 triangles (∆HAD; ∆BEF; ∆BHI; ∆AIJ;
∆CFH; ∆FGD; ∆GEJ; ∆ GAC)
In the given triangle, name:
1. side opposite to ∠Q

2. angle opposite to side QR.

3. side opposite to vertex P.

4. vertex opposite to side PQ.

 Identify the type of triangle based on the
lengths of the sides.
 Isosceles Triangle

An isosceles triangle is
a triangle in which two
sides are of equal
length. The angles
opposite to the equal
sides of an isosceles
triangle are equal.
Parts of an isosceles triangle
The parts of an isosceles triangle are its legs, base,
vertex angle, base angle, and altitudes.
•Legs - the congruent sides of the triangle.
•Base - the third side of the triangle that is not
congruent to the other two.
•Vertex angle - the angle opposite the base of the
isosceles triangle.
•Base angle - the angles adjacent to the base of the
isosceles triangle; these are the two congruent angles.
•Altitude - the perpendicular distance from the vertex
of a triangle to the opposite side. Any triangle has
three altitudes. The altitude from the base of an
isosceles triangle to its opposite vertex divides the
triangle into two congruent right triangles.
A right triangle has one right angle.
Identify the following triangles and its parts
P M
A
O
N
B C
Q R D X
1. ∆𝑃𝑄𝑅_____
PQ and PR____
E F Y Z
QR____ 2. ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶____ 3. ∆𝑀𝑁𝑂____
∠P AB and AC ____ ∆𝑋𝑌𝑍____
BC_____ ∆𝐷𝐸𝐹____
Draw a triangle that will satisfy the given condition. If there is no
such triangle, write none.

1. An scalene, acute triangle

2. An scalene, obtuse triangle
3. An scalene, right triangle
4. An isosceles obtuse triangle
5. An isosceles right triangle
6. An isosceles acute triangle
7. An isosceles equilateral obtuse triangle
8. An isosceles equilateral right triangle
In the adjoining figure, EA⊥RZ
1. Name the five triangles
2. How many of these triangles are right triangles? Name them.
3. How many are acute triangles. Name them.
4. How many are obtuse triangles. Name them.
 SECONDARY PARTS OF A TRIANGLE

ANGLE BISECTOR
- Is a segment that divides (bisects)any
angle of a triangle into 2 angles of
equal measures.
 SECONDARY PARTS OF A TRIANGLE

ALTITUDE
- The height of a triangle.
- It is a segment drawn from any vertex
of triangle perpendicular to the
opposite side.
 SECONDARY PARTS OF A TRIANGLE

MEDIAN
- Like markings indicates congruent or
equal parts.
- It is a segment drawn from a vertex to
the midpoint of the opposite side.
Perpendicular Bisector of a side of a triangle
A line perpendicular to the side
at its midpoint and it is
equidistant to the endpoints of
the given segment.
Identify the altitude, median and angle bisector of
the following:
Identify the altitude, median and angle bisector of
the following:
Given ∆𝐵𝐿𝐶, 𝑛𝑎𝑚𝑒
1. The median of the triangle
2. An altitude of the triangle
3. An angle bisector of the triangle
4. Perpendicular bisector of the triangle
Identify the altitude, median and angle
bisector of the following:
 CENTERS OF A TRIANGLE
INCENTER
 The point of concurrency
of the three angle
bisectors of a triangle.
 The center of incircle,
the circle inscribed in the
triangle.
 CENTROID
 The point of concurrency
of the three medians of a
triangle.
 It is also called the center
of mass.
 The centroid divides each
median in a ratio of 2:1
ORTHOCENTER
 The point of
concurrency of the
three altitudes of a
triangle.
 CIRCUMCENTER
 The point of concurrency
of the three perpendicular
bisectors of the sides of a
triangle.
 The center of
circumcircle, the circle
circumscribed about the
triangle.
In each figure below, tell what point of concurrency is
shown and what constructions form that point:
Name the point of concurrency shown for the bold triangle.
Point G is a centroid of ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶, 𝐴𝐷 = 8, 𝐴𝐺 = 10 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐶𝐷 =
18 , and Find the length of each indicated segment.
 In ∆ABC, BX, CZ, and AY are medians.
If AX= 5x+4, XC= 2x- 19, and ZB=2x+1, what is AZ?
Point R is the circumcenter of , and Find the length of each
indicated segment.
Find the measure of each angle indicated.
Solve for x.
Find the measure of angle A.