anglesandtriangles.

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TypesofAnglesandTypesofTriangles
A
angle formedbytworayswithacommon
ray,side
endpoint
rayscreatethesidesoftheangle angle, C
thecommonendpointofanangleisthe vertex B
vertex ray,side

NamingAngles Tonameanangle,usetheanglesymbol(<).
Then,youmaynamebyjustthevertex(<B)or A
bythreepointsontheangles,thevertexbeing
themiddleletter(<ABC,<CBA)
C
B

typesofangles RightAngle:hasmeasureofexactly90degrees
AcuteAngle:lessthan90degrees
ObtuseAngle:morethan90degreesbutlessthan180degrees
straightangle:exactly180degrees

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congruent twofiguresorlinesthataretheEXACTsame

classificationoftriangles scalenetrianglenosidescongruent note:identicalmarks

bythelengthoftheir isoscelestriangle2congruentsides indicatecongruentsides
sides ofthefigure
equilateraltriangleallsidescongruent

classificationoftriangle
bythemeasureoftheir
angles
acutetriangle3acuteangles
righttriangle1rightangle,2acuteangles
obtusetriangle1obtuseangle,2acuteangles

findmissingangle thesumofthemeasuresoftheanglesofatriangleis180degrees
measuresinatriangle
45+45+90=180

30+35+115=180

90+30+n=180
120+n=180
n=60