1rlangle 1heorems

L1 1L: l can classlfy Lrlangles and prove and

apply Lheorems abouL Lrlangles lncludlng
Lhe Lrlangle angle sum Lheorem, Lhe exLerlor
angle Lheorem, and Lhe base angles
Lheorem.
lnvesugaLe:
WhaL lnformauon do you need Lo solve Lhls
problem?
WhaL vocabulary words are new Lo you?
Pow could you dene Lhem?
WhaL ls your acuon plan?
Pow many can you answer?

WhaL ls an acuLe angle?

WhaL ls an obLuse angle?

WhaL ls a rlghL angle?

WhaL ls a sLralghL angle?
l. Classlfylng 1rlangles
A. Classlfylng 1rlangles by Angles
1. Lqulangular 1rlangle: All Angles CongruenL
2. AcuLe 1rlangle: All Angles AcuLe
3. 8lghL 1rlangle: Cne 8lghL Angle
4. CbLuse 1rlangle: Cne CbLuse Angle
l. Classlfylng 1rlangles
Classlfy Lhe Lrlangles by Lhe angles.
l. Classlfylng 1rlangles
1. LqullaLeral 1rlangle:
All Sldes CongruenL

2. lsosceles 1rlangle:
AL LeasL 2 Sldes CongruenL

3. Scalene 1rlangle:
no Sldes CongruenL!

l. Classlfylng 1rlangles
Classlfy Lhe Lrlangles by Lhe sldes.
ll. 1rlangle Angle Sum 1heorem
A. 1he sum of Lhe measures of Lhe angles of a Lrlangle ls 180 degrees
!1S: Pow does Lhls prove LhaL a rlghL Lrlangle wlll have exacLly one rlghL angle and Lwo acuLe
angles?
8. When Lo use Lhe Lrlangle angle sum
Lheorem
When you are glven Lhe measuremenLs of Lwo
lnLerlor angles of Lhe Lrlangle.
SeL up an equauon
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ll. 1rlangle Angle Sum 1heorem
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ll. 1rlangle Angle Sum 1heorem
l do:
We do:
WhaL do Lhe
marklngs on
Lhe sldes
lndlcaLe?
?ou do:
lnvesugauon. 8evlslLed
uoes your approach change glven Lhe lnformauon you now know.
Modlfy your acuon plan and auempL Lo solve Lhe problem!
Pmm.
Solve for x ln each of Lhe dlagrams below.. WhaL do you nouce?
lll. 1rlangle LxLerlor Angle 1heorem
A. 1he measure of an exLerlor angle of a Lrlangle ls equal Lo Lhe
sum of lLs remoLe lnLerlor angles.
1hlnk:
Whlch concepLs would you use Lo prove
LhaL Lhls Lheorem ls Lrue?
8. When Lo use Lhe Lrlangle exLerlor angle
Lheorem
When you are glven Lwo lnLerlor angles and need
Lo solve for Lhe remoLe exLerlor angle (Lhe angle
noL Louchlng elLher of Lhe glven angles).
SeL up an equauon:
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lll. 1rlangle LxLerlor Angle 1heorem
Whlch angle ls Lhe
exLerlor angle ln Lhls
equauon? Pow do
you know?
lll. 1rlangle LxLerlor Angle 1heorem
l do:
We do:
lluency:
?our goal 8 problems ln
10 mlnuLes
lv. 1rlangle lnequallLy 1heorem
A. 1rlangle lnequallLy 1heorem: 1he sum of Lhe
lengLhs of any Lwo sldes of a Lrlangle ls greaLer
Lhan Lhe lengLh of Lhe Lhlrd slde.

1Plnk: Why does Lhe Lheorem sLaLe greaLer Lhan and noL greaLer
Lhan or equal Lo??
lv. 1rlangle lnequallLy 1heorem
8. When Lo use Lrlangle lnequallLy Lheorem:
- When you are asked lf Lhree sldes can
form a Lrlangle.
rocess:
lv. 1rlangle lnequallLy 1heorem
l uo:
ueLermlne lf Lhe followlng numbers can form a
Lrlangle?

1. 11, 12, 9
2. 1, 13, 13
3. 10, 8, 2
lv. 1rlangle lnequallLy 1heorem
We uo:
lv. 1rlangle lnequallLy 1heorem
?ou uo:
lv. 1rlangle lnequallLy 1heorem
Level up! Pow can you Lake whaL you know and
solve Lhls problem?
1he followlng gure shows Lhe approxlmaLe dlsLances beLween
clues ln Callfornla. WhaL ls Lhe range of dlsLances from San
lranclsco Lo Cakland?
v. 8ase Angle 1heorem
A. lf Lwo sldes of a Lrlangle are congruenL, Lhen Lhe
angles opposlLe Lhose sldes are congruenL.
8. When Lo use Lhls Lheorem:
When you are glven an lsosceles Lrlangle or Lold
Lwo lengLhs are Lhe same.

!1S: WhaL would be Lhe converse of Lhls sLaLemenL?
v. 8ase Angle 1heorem
l uo:
WhaL would be Lhe value of y?
WhaL would be Lhe value of x?

v. 8ase Angle 1heorem
We uo:
roclenL: WhaL ls Lhe value of each slde?


Advanced:
WhaL are Lhe angles of an lsosceles Lrlangle whose Lwo base
angles are equal and whose Lhlrd angle ls 10 less Lhan Lhree
umes a base angle?
Pln1: SLarL by drawlng a plcLure.
v. 8ase Angle 1heorem
?ou uo: