Triangles and Quadrilaterals

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TRIANGLES AND QUADRILATERALS

Objectives

Name and classify triangles.

Name and classify quadrilaterals.

Find the measures of angles in these figures.

Vocabulary

Quadrilateral, parallelogram, rhombus, trapezoid, rectangle, square, equilateral triangle, isosceles triangle, scalene triangle, right triangle, acute triangle, obtuse triangle

Triangle is a popular shape to use in construction. Triangles are rigid. There are two ways to classify triangles by their side and by their angles.

Triangles have three sides, three vertices, and three angles. The parts of the triangles are the height, or altitude, of a triangle is a line segment that starts at any vertex and is perpendicular to the opposite side of the triangle called the base. To name a triangle, use the vertices. Write ABC Say: Triangle ABC

Equilateral triangle all the sides have the same length.

Isosceles triangle two sides have the same length.

Scalene triangle no two sides have the same length.

Right triangle one right angle.

Acute triangle all angles are acute.

Obtuse triangle one obtuse angle.

The sum of the measures of the angles of any triangle is 180º.

50º + 110º + 20º = 180º

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Name each triangle according to the lengths of its sides.

Name each triangle according to the measure of its angles.

Find the measure of the third angle in the triangle.

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Quadrilaterals

Quadrilaterals is a closed 2-dimensional figure with four sides that are line segments. some quadrilaterals have special traits, so they have special names.

Parallelogram has two pairs of parallel sides and two pairs of congruent sides. In other words opposite sides the same length and parallel.