Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Regional Office IX, Zamboanga Peninsula

GRADE LEVEL: MATHEMATICS GRADE 7

CONTENT: Patterns and Algebra (3rd Quarter)

LEARNING OBJECTIVE:

CONCEPT:

Triangles
Triangle is a figure formed by three segments joining three non-collinear points. Every triangle
has three sides and three angles.

 Vertex the three points joining the sides of a triangle.

 Adjacent sides two sides sharing a common vertex.
 Altitude a perpendicular segment from a vertex to the line containing the opposite side.
 Median a segment from a vertex to the midpoint of its opposite side.

Classification of Triangles according to the Measures of Angles

1. Acute triangle – a triangle whose interior angles are all acute.
2. Obtuse triangle – a triangle with an obtuse angle.
3. Right triangle – a triangle with a right angle.
4. Equiangular triangle – a triangle with three congruent interior angles

Classification of Triangles according to the Measures of Sides

1. Scalene triangle – a triangle with no congruent sides.
2. Isosceles triangle – a triangle with two congruent sides.
3. Equilateral triangle – a triangle whose sides are all congruent.

Different Points of Concurrency in a Triangle

 Centroid – the point of concurrency of the medians of a triangle.
 Incenter – the point of concurrency of the angle bisectors of a triangle.
 Circumcenter – the point of concurrency of the perpendicular bisectors of a triangle.
 Orthocenter - the point of concurrency of the lines containing the altitudes of a triangle.

Theorem 11.3: Incenter Theorem

 The incenter of a triangle is equidistant to each side of the triangle.

Theorem 11.4: Centroid Theorem

 The centroid of a triangle is located two-thirds of the distance from a vertex to the
midpoint of its opposite side.

Theorem 11.5: Circumcenter Theorem

 The circumcenter of a triangle is equidistant to each of the vertices of a triangle.

Theorem 11.6: Triangle Sum Theorem

 When added together, the measures of the three interior angles of a triangle is equal to
180°.
 When the sides of a triangle are extended, other angles are formed. The interior
angles are the original angles ‘and the angles that are adjacent and supplementary to
the interior angles are exterior angles.
 In a triangle, the shortest side is always opposite the smallest interior angle and the
longest side is always opposite the largest interior angle.

Theorem 11.7: Exterior Angle Theorem

 The measure of an exterior angle of a triangle is equal to the sum of the measures of the
two.

PEDAGOGY/ STRATEGY: Using Lecture Method

 Teacher explains the matter in simple and understandable manner.
 The method is particularly used in the secondary classes and above.
 This method can be used to motivate students to clarify, to review, and to expand
content.
 Lecture method is for imparting authentic, systematic, and effective information about
some events and trends.
 It gives the students training in listening.
 It develops good audience habits.
 It provides opportunities of correlating events and subjects.
 It enables the linkage of previous knowledge with the new one.

LEARNING ACTIVITY.

Example 1:

Classify the following triangles according to their angles and sides.

A. B. C.

Solution:
a. Acute triangle; equilateral triangle
b. Obtuse triangle; scalene triangle
c. Right triangle; isosceles triangle

Example 2:

Find the measure of each angle and then classify the triangle by its angle.
a. m∠A = (2x)° ; m∠B= (4x)° ; m∠C= (2x + 28)°
b. m∠A = (0.5.x)°; m∠B = (0.5x}° ; m∠C = (3.5x)°
c. m∠A = (x + 15); m∠B= (3x- 85 )° ; m∠C = (4x-70)°
Solution:

Note that for any ∆ABC, m∠A + m∠B+ m∠C = 180°.

a. 2x + 4x + (2x + 28) = 180
(8x + 28) = 180
x = 19

Therefore, m∠A= 38°; m∠B = 76°; m∠C = 66°. ∆ABC is acute.

b. 0.5x + 0.5x + 3.5x = 180
4.5x = 180
x = 40

Therefore, m∠A = 20°; m∠B= 20°; m∠C = 140°. ∆ABC is obtuse.

c. (x + 15) + (3x-85 ) + (4x - 70) = 180
(8x- 140) = 180
x = 40

Therefore, m∠A = 55°; m∠B = 35°; m∠C = 90°. ∆ABC is right.

 Present another problem related to triangles for mastery.

ASSESMENT:

I.Match the description in Column A with the kind or part of a triangle in Column B.

Column A Column B
1. Triangle with no equal sides
2. Triangle with two equal sides
3. Triangle whose sides are all equal a. acute triangle
4. Triangle with an angle whose measure b. right triangle
is between 90° and 180° c. obtuse triangle
5. Triangle with a right angle d. scalene triangle
6. Triangle whose angles are all acute e. isosceles triangle
7. Triangle whose angles are all congruent f. equiangular triangle
8. Point where the medians of a triangle g. equilateral triangle
intersect h. centroid
9. Point where the altitudes of a triangle i. incenter
intersect j. orthocenter
10. Point where the angle bisectors of a
triangle intersect A

Q
II. Choose the letter that corresponds to the correct answer.
Refer to the figure on the right. B C
X

1. Name the altitude of the triangle.

a. ̅̅̅̅
𝐴𝐵 b. ̅̅̅̅
𝐵𝑄 c. ̅̅̅̅
𝐴𝑋 d. ̅̅̅̅
𝐵𝐶
2. Name the median of the triangle.
̅̅̅̅
a. 𝐴𝐵 ̅̅̅̅
b. 𝐵𝑄 c. ̅̅̅̅
𝐴𝑋 ̅̅̅̅
d. 𝐵𝐶
3. Which of the following is a side ∆ABC?
a. ̅̅̅̅
𝐴𝑋 b. ̅̅̅̅
𝐵𝑄 c. ̅̅̅̅
𝐴𝑄 d. ̅̅̅̅
𝐵𝐶
4. Determine the hypotenuse of ∆ABC.
̅̅̅̅
a. 𝐵𝐶 b. ̅̅̅̅
𝐴𝑋 ̅̅̅̅
c. 𝐴𝐵 ̅̅̅̅
d. 𝐴𝐶