Geometry in the real world part 2

Created By: Tyrien Riggins

11-12-15

Properties of Triangle Part 1

Angle Bisector-In geometry, the angle bisector theorem is concerned with the
relative lengths of the two segments that a triangle's side is divided into by a
line that bisects the opposite angle. It equates their relative lengths to the
relative lengths of the other two sides of the triangle.

Altitude-the length of the perpendicular line from a vertex to the opposite

side of a figure.

Median-a straight line drawn from any vertex of a triangle to the middle of the
opposite side.

Perpendicular Bisector- a line that divides a line segment into two equal
parts. It also makes a right angle with the line segment. Each point on the
perpendicular bisector is the same distance from each of the endpoints of the
original line segment.

Properties of Triangles Part 2

Side-one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of

the lines bounding a geometric figure. 2. either of the two broad surfaces of a
thin, flat object, as a door, or piece of paper.

Vertex-In geometry, a vertex (plural vertices) is a special kind of point that

describes the corners or intersections of geometric shapes.

Base-The surface a solid object stands on, or the bottom line of a shape such
as a triangle or rectangle. But the top is also called a base when it is parallel
to the bottom!

Right Triangle

Right Triangle- A triangle with a right angle.

Acute Triangle

Acute Triangle- An acute triangle is a triangle with all three angles acute (less
than 90). An obtuse triangle is one with one obtuse angle (greater than 90)
and two acute angles. Since a triangle's angles must sum to 180, no triangle
can have more than one obtuse angle.

Obtuse Triangle

Obtuse Triangle-An obtuse triangle is a triangle in which one of the angles is

an obtuse angle. (Obviously, only a single angle in a triangle can be obtuse or
it wouldn't be a triangle.) A triangle must be either obtuse, acute, or right.

Equilateral Triangle

Equilateral Triangles-In geometry, an equilateral triangle is a triangle in which

all three sides are equal. In the familiar Euclidean geometry, equilateral
triangles are also equiangular; that is, all three internal angles are also
congruent to each other and are each 60.

Isosceles Triangle

Isosceles Triangles-In geometry, an isosceles triangle is a triangle that has two

sides of equal length. Sometimes it is specified as having two and only two
sides of equal length, and sometimes as having at least two sides of equal
length, the latter version thus including the equilateral triangle as a special
case.

Scalene Triangle

Scalene Triangle- scalene triangle is a triangle that has three unequal sides,
such as those illustrated above. SEE ALSO: Acute Triangle, Equilateral
Triangle, Isosceles Triangle, & Obtuse Triangle.