Lesson 2.

01

Main Idea (page #) DEFINITION OR SUMMARY EXAMPLE or DRAWING

The two ways of classifying triangles are by their Right Isosceles Triangle: 90 degree angles
sides and by their angles. with at least two congruent sides
Classifying Triangles (P1)
Hash marks on the sides of triangles show what sides are
equal.

The sum of the measures of

Triangle Sums Theorem (P2)
the angles in a triangle adds up to 180 degrees.

Acute Triangle: has THREE acute (less than 90°) angles

Right Triangle: has EXACTLY ONE right (equals 90°) angle
Naming Triangles (P3)
Obtuse Triangle: has EXACTLY ONE obtuse (MORE than 90°)
Naming by angles
angle
Equiangular: has three equal angles

Equilateral Triangle: has THREE congruent sides

Naming by sides (P3) Isosceles Triangle: has AT LEAST two congruent sides
Scalene Triangle: has NO congruent sides

If two sides of a triangle are congruent, then the two angles

Isosceles Triangle Theorem (P4) opposite those sides (called base angles) are
congruent.
AB ≅ BC, so <C ≅ <A. <B is called the vertex
angle. <A and <C are called the base angles.
 Lesson 2.01

If you extend one end of a side past the vertices, you can
create exterior angles on the triangle.
Outside the Triangle (P7)
The angles that are not sitting right next to the
exterior angle are remote angles.
Angle D is an exterior angle
Angles B and C are remote angles

The measure of each exterior angle of a triangle

equals the sum of the measure of its
Triangle Exterior Angle
two remote interior angles.
Theorem (P8) Angle A + Angle B = Angle ACD
Adjacent angles along a line add up to 180°. 67° + 74° = 140°
Angle C + Angle ACD = 180°
40° + 140° = 180°

Triangle Inequality Theorem The sum of the lengths of any two sides of a triangle
(P9) is greater than the third side.
AB +BC > AC
BC + AC > AB
AC + AB >BC