Elizabeth Blair

Janette Ibarra
Yesenia Madrigal
Daisy Mejia
Math

Portfolio Assignment #2: Triangles

Triangle: A three sided closed figure made up of line
segments.
Equilateral triangle: A triangle that is made up of three
congruent sides
All equilateral triangles are isosceles but not all isosceles triangles are
equilateral. All equilateral triangles also show the characteristics of isosceles
triangles, which is to have at least 2 sides of equal length.
An equilateral triangle that is not isosceles is not possible because
equilateral triangles have three congruent sides which meets the
requirement of both an equilateral and isosceles triangle
An isosceles triangle isnt always an equilateral but can be. Some isosceles
just have two congruent sides, but when all three sides are congruent, then
the definition of an equilateral triangle and the definition of an isosceles
triangle are both met.
a. Equilateral triangle and in some cases, an isosceles

Isosceles triangle: A triangle that must have two congruent sides

Right triangle: A triangle is a triangle with one angle that measures
90 degrees
Drawing a right triangle that is isosceles is possible because in order for a
triangle to be a right triangle, one of the three angles must be 90. An
isosceles triangle on the other hand, must have 2 congruent sides. The
triangle below shows both requirements of an isosceles and right triangle.

A right triangle cannot be an equilateral triangle because an equilateral

triangles angles must all be less than 90 but that is not possible because in
a right triangle, one angle must be 90.

An acute triangle cannot be obtuse because an acute triangles three angles

must all be acute (less than 90) and in an obtuse triangle, one angle must
be obtuse (greater than 90 but less than 180).
An obtuse triangle can be isosceles because the requirement a triangle must
have to be obtuse is to have one obtuse angle that is greater than 90 but
less than 180 and an isosceles triangle must have two congruent sides
which are what the drawing below demonstrates.

Acute, Obtuse, & Right Triangles

There are three types of triangles. These are right, obtuse, and
acute. A triangle can be only one of these three.
An acute triangle must have three angles that measure less than 90 degrees;
therefore it can never be obtuse. Similarly, an obtuse triangle can never be
acute because it must have an angle measuring between 90 degrees and
180 degrees.
Since right triangles have a 90-degree angle, it can never be acute and viseversa. A right triangle cant be obtuse since theres already a 90-degree
angle, the others must be acute in order to equal 180 degrees. An obtuse
triangle must have an angle greater than 90 degrees; therefore it cannot be
a right triangle.
The following Venn diagram shows the relationship between acute,
obtuse, & right triangles:
Right triangles: A
Obtuse triangles: B
Acute triangles: purple shaded area