TRIANGLES:

Angle Measures,
Length of Sides
and
Classifying
 Classifying Triangles

Classifying Triangles.pptx

90o

45o 45o
 45o
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Interior Angles

**The sum of the degrees of the interior

angles in a triangle is 180.

**To find the missing degrees ~ set up an

equation equal to 180 and solve for the
variable.
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90o 45o

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Calculate the degree of the angles in the triangles 
below.

1. x 2.
x

60o 65o x 110o

3. 51o 4. x 88o

x x
 35o

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Calculate the degree of the angles in the triangles 
below.

51o 2x + 7o

5xo 12o

xo 2xo

xo x + 6o

34o
 Sides of a triangle
Try the activity with a partner.  What do you 
notice?
1. Cut three pieces of straw so that their lengths are 2 inches, 4 inches, and 8 inches. Then lay them flat on a
surface and try to form a triangle. Each end of the straw needs to be connected to another end of a straw.
Is it possible?

2. You need three pieces of straw that are 4 inches, 5 inches and 7 inches. Then lay them flat on a surface
and try to form a triangle. Each end of the straw needs to be connected to another end of a straw. Is it
possible?

3. Without actually cutting them out, predict whether these three size straws would form a triangle if put
together.
a. 2 in, 3 in, 5 in b. 2 in, 4 in, 5 in

c. 3 in, 4 in, 8 in d. 5 in, 5 in, 8 in

4. What can you say about the three sides of a triangle?

 Sides of a triangle

**Triangle inequality rule** Sum of the two smaller 
sides of a triangle must be larger than the third 
side.

Ex.  Do the following examples create a triangle?
   1.  13cm, 12 cm, 25cm
   2.  8ft, 12ft, 7ft
   3.  9in, 4in, 4in
 Triangle Exterior Angles
* Interior angle ~ inside the figure ~ Angle 1

*Exterior angle ~ outside the figure. It is created by extending the

side ~ Angle 2

*Interior and Exterior angle at the same vertex are supplementary.

~ Angle 1 + Angle 2 = 180

2 1
interior angle

Exterior angle
Example

13

x 109 58
 Sides of a triangle

Perimeter of triangle = add all the sides
Perimeter of triangle = add all the sides
P = 64 yd P = 91 in
2x + 1
6x

26 yd 6x ­ 8
 Sides of a triangle

The ratio of the angle measures in a triangle is 
1 : 3 : 5.  Find the angle measures.  Then classify 
the triangle by its angle measures.
 Sides of a triangle

The ratio of the angle measures in a triangle is 
11 : 14 : 20.  Find the angle measures.  Then 
classify the triangle by its angle measures.
 Sides of a triangle

The ratio of the side lengths in a triangle is 
4 : 7 : 9.  The perimeter of the triangle is 120 feet.  
Find the length of the sides.  Then classify the 
triangle by its side lengths.
 Sides of a triangle

The ratio of the side lengths in a triangle is 
9 : 9 : 11.  The perimeter of the triangle is 116 feet.  
Find the length of the sides.  Then classify the 
triangle by its side lengths.
 Triangle Activities

1.  Macs ­ classzone.com ­ eworkbook ­(chapter 
10 lesson 1 chapter worksheet)  *counts as 
classwork grade*

2.  Coloring ­ classifying triangle trees

3.  Triangle toothpicks ­ creating and classifying 
triangles

4.  Worksheet ­ Even numbers on both sides do in 
notebooks
1. The ratio of the angle measures in a triangle is 8 : 9 : 19.
Find the angle measures. Then classify the triangle by its angle
measures.

2. The ratio of the side lengths of a triangle is 4 : 7 : 9. The

perimeter of the triangle is 120 feet. Find the side lengths.
Then classify the triangle by its side lengths.

3. The first angle is three times the second angle. The third
angle is twelve less than twice the second angle. Find the angle
measures. Then classify the triangle by its angle measures.
1. classzone.com
2. Middle School/Math/NJ/GO
3. Find textbook
4. Eworkbook
5. Chapter 10 Lesson 3
**Counts as a classwork grade**
6. Complete Chapter 10 Lesson 2
7. Complete Chapter 10 Lesson 1
8. Take notebook and rotate around to
each picture - answering questions in
notebook.
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