Triangle

Geometric figure consisting of three points, called vertices,

connected by three sides. In Euclidean plane geometry, the
sides are straight line segments. In spherical geometry, the
sides are arcs of great circles . See Geometry; Trigonometry.
The term triangle is sometimes used to describe a geometric
figure having three vertices and sides that are arbitrary
curves
Types of triangle
 Triangles are classified in terms of their
sides and angles. Scalene triangles have no
equal sides (fig. 1), isosceles triangles have
two equal sides (fig. 4), and equilateral
triangles have three equal sides (fig. 5). In
acute triangles, all the angles are less than
90° (fig. 1). In right triangles, one angle is
equal to 90° (fig. 3). In obtuse triangles, one
angle is more than 90° (fig. 2). A line is
called an altitude if it is drawn from a vertex
perpendicular to the opposite side (fig. 6). A
line is called a median if it is drawn from a
vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side
(fig. 7). A line is called an angle bisector if it
divides an angle into two equal angles (fig.
8). A line is called a perpendicular bisector if
it is drawn perpendicular to a side through
its midpoint (fig. 9). A triangle drawn on the
surface of a sphere is called a spherical
triangle (fig. 10). A figure with three arbitrary
curves is sometimes called a triangle (fig.
11).