Classifying Triangles
Does it Make a Triangle?
Angles
Symbols to English
Miscelaneous
100

A triangle with three congruent sides

What is an equilateral triangle

100

Can you make a triangle with side length

4cm, 5cm, 10cm


What is no

100

an angle less than 90 degrees

What is an acute angle

100

<ABC ≅ <XYZ

Angle ABC is congruent to angle XYZ

100

Angle pairs formed by two lines crossing

What are vertical angles

200

A triangle with 3 acute angles

What is an acute triangle

200

Can you make a triangle with side lengths 

4cm, 5cm, 7cm?

What is yes

200

The relationship of corresponding angles

What is congruent

200

AB⊥CD

AB is perpendicular to CD

200

Two adjacent angles that sum to 180 degrees

What is a linear pair

300

A triangle with a 90 degree angle

What is a right angle

300

If two sides of a triangle are 1cm and 3cm, the third side may be:

(a) 5cm        (b) 2cm        (c) 3cm            d) 4cm

What is 3cm

300

The relationship of Same Side Interior Angles

What is supplementary

300

What is a triangle symbol

300
A right triangle has one angle that is 45 degrees. What is the measure of the 3rd angle
What is 45 degrees
400

A triangle with no congruent sides


What is a scalene triangle

400

If the lengths of two sides of a triangle are 5 cm and 7cm, the length of the third side may not be:

(a) 12cm         (b) 7cm          (c) 3cm            (d) 5cm


What is 12 cm

400

Congruent opposite angle pairs formed by two crossing lines

What are vertical angles

400

 ∥

What is parallel

400

∡A≅∡A

What is the reflexive property

500

A triangle with 2 congruent sides

What is an isosceles triangle

500

Two sides of an isosceles triangle have lengths 2cm and 12cm , respectively. Find the length of the third side.

What 12 cm.

500

Two adjacent angles that sum to 180 degrees

What is a linear pair

500

What is perpendicular

500

if a=b 

and b=c 

then a=c

What is the transitive property