Types of Triangle

a) Right Angled Triangle:

- Right angle triangle is a triangle with one of its angle exactly equal to 90. - As shown in
the picture.

b) Obtuse Triangle:
- Obtuse angle triangle is a triangle with one of its angle greater than (>) 90. - As shown in
the picture.

c) Acute Triangle:
- Acute angle triangle is a triangle with all three angle less than (<) 90. - As shown in the
picture.

Triangles

A triangle has three sides and three angles

The three angles always add to 180

Classifying Triangles by Sides or Angles
Triangles can be classified either according to their sides or according to their angles. All of
each may be of different or the same sizes; any two sides or angles may be of the same size;
there may be one distinctive angle.
The types of triangles classified by their sides are the following:
Equilateral triangle: A triangle with all three sides equal in measure. In Figure 1, the slash
marks indicate equal measure.

Figure 1 Equilateral triangle
Isosceles triangle: A triangle in which at least two sides have equal measure (Figure 2).

Figure 2 Isosceles triangles
Scalene triangle: A triangle with all three sides of different measures (Figure 3).

Figure 3 Scalene triangle
The types of triangles classified by their angles include the following:
Right triangle: A triangle that has a right angle in its interior (Figure 4).


Figure 4 Right triangle
Obtuse triangle: A triangle having an obtuse angle (greater than 90 but less than 180) in its
interior. Figure 5 shows an obtuse triangle.

Figure 5 Obtuse triangle
Acute triangle: A triangle having all acute angles (less than 90) in its interior (Figure 6).

Figure 6 Acute triangle.
Equiangular triangle: A triangle having all angles of equal measure (Figure 7).

Figure 7 Equiangular triangle
Because the sum of all the angles of a triangle is 180, the following theorem is
easily shown.
Theorem 27: Each angle of an equiangular triangle has a measure of 60.

The Triangle Defined
A triangle is a threesided figure with three angles in its interior. The symbol for triangle is
. A triangle is named by the three letters at its vertices (the plural of vertex), a fancy name
for corners. This is ABC (Figure 1).



Figure 1 A triangle.
As you can imagine, the measuring of triangles and more complex figures became important
long ago because of their role in surveying. Modern science has continued to find more and
more practical applications requiring knowledge of triangles.
Note that any closed figure in the plane with three or more sides can be subdivided into
triangles (see Figure ). Consequently, what you learn about triangles can also be useful in
studying more complex figures.

Figure 2 Triangulation of a closed figure with 5 sides.
What is a triangle?
Triangle
From Latin: tri- "three" , angulus "corner, angle."
A closed figure consisting of three line segments linked end-to-end.
A 3-sided polygon.
Triangle properties
Vertex The vertex (plural: vertices) is a corner of the triangle. Every triangle has three
vertices.
Base The base of a triangle can be any one of the three sides, usually the one drawn at
the bottom. You can pick any side you like to be the base. Commonly used as a
reference side for calculating the area of the triangle. In an isosceles triangle, the
base is usually taken to be the unequal side.
Altitude The altitude of a triangle is the perpendicular from the base to the opposite vertex.
(The base may need to be extended). Since there are three possible bases, there
are also three possible altitudes. The three altitudes intersect at a single point, called
the orthocenter of the triangle. See Orthocenter of a Triangle.
In the figure above, you can see one possible base and its corresponding altitude
displayed.
Median The median of a triangle is a line from a vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side.
The three medians intersect at a single point, called the centroid of the triangle. See
Centroid of a Triangle
Area See area of the triangle and Heron's formula
Perimeter The distance around the triangle. The sum of its sides. See Perimeter of a Triangle
Interior
angles
The three angles on the inside of the triangle at each vertex. See Interior angles of a
triangle
Exterior
angles
The angle between a side of a triangle and the extension of an adjacent side. See
Exterior angles of a triangle
Also:
1. The shortest side is always opposite the smallest interior angle
2. The longest side is always opposite the largest interior angle
For more on this see Side / angle relationship in a triangle
Terminology
It is usual to name each vertex of a triangle with a single capital
(upper-case) letter. The sides can be named with a single small (lower case) letter, and named after
the opposite angle. So in the figure on the right, you can see that side b is opposite vertex B, side c is
opposite vertex C and so on.
Alternatively, the side of a triangle can be thought of as a line segment joining two vertices. So then
side b would be called
AC
. This is the form used on this site because it is consistent across all shapes, not just triangles.
Properties of all triangles
These are some well known properties of all triangles. See the section below for a complete list
The interior angles of a triangle always add up to 180
The exterior angles of a triangle always add up to 360
Types of Triangle
There are seven types of triangle, listed below. Note that a given triangle can be more than one type
at the same time. For example, a scalene triangle (no sides the same length) can have one interior
angle 90, making it also a right triangle. This would be called a "right scalene triangle".
Isosceles

Two sides equal See Isosceles triangle definition
Equilateral

All sides equal See Equilateral triangle definition
Scalene

No sides equal See Scalene triangle definition
Right Triangle

One angle 90. See Right triangle definition
Obtuse

One angle greater than 90 See Obtuse triangle definition
Acute

All angles less than 90 See Acute triangle definition
Equiangular

All interior angles equal See Equiangular triangle definition
What is a triangle?
A simple closed curve or a polygon formed by three line-segments (sides) is called a triangle.

The above shown shapes are triangles. The symbol of a triangle is .
A triangle has
1. three line-segments or sides
2. three vertices
3. three angles
There are six types of triangles, 3 with respect to sides and 3 with respect to angles.
Three types of triangle with respect to sides
(i) A triangle having all the three line-segments or sides unequal is called a scalene triangle.

Scalene Triangle

(ii) A triangle having a pair of its sides or two line-segments equal is called an isosceles triangle.

Here AB = AC.

Isosceles Triangle

(iii) A triangle having all the three line-segments or sides equal is called an equilateral triangle.

Here AB = BC = CA.

Equilateral Triangle

Types of triangle with respect to angles
(i) A triangle in which all the three angles are acute is called an acute angled triangle.

ABC, ACB and BAC are all acute angles.

Acute Angled Triangle

(ii) A triangle in which one of the three angles is a right angle is called a right angled triangle.

ABC = one right angle.

Right Angled Triangle

(iii) A triangle where one of the three angles is more than a right angle (or is an obtuse angle) is called an obtuse angled triangle.

ABC is an obtuse angle.

Obtuse Angled Triangle