Types of Triangles(By Sides and Angles)
Instructions
Drag the point C to get 6 different triangles.
1. Scalene Triangle
2. Equilateral Triangle
3. Isosceles Triangle
4. Acute Triangle
5. Obtuse Triangle
6. Right Triangle
Then Answer the following questions
1. In your scalene triangle
What are the lengths of three sides and measures of angles? What do you notice? What makes it a scalene triangle?
2. In your Equilateral triangle
What are the lengths of three sides and angle measures. What do you notice? What makes it a Equilateral triangle?
3. In your Isosceles Triangle (Try few different isosceles triangles)
What are the lengths of three sides and angles? What do you notice? Are all measures of angles add up to 180?
4. In your Acute Triangles (try a few triangles)
What are the lengths of three sides and angles? What do you notice? Are all measures of angles add up to 180?
5. In your obtuse triangle (Try a few obtuse triangles)
What are the lengths of three sides and angles? What do you notice? Are all measures of angles add up to 180?
6. In your right triangle (Try a few different triangles)
What are the lengths of three sides and angles? What do you notice? Are all measures of angles add up to 180?