Let's solve the problem step by step.
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Part 1: Classify triangles by angles (acute, obtuse, right)
We classify triangles based on their
angles:
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Right triangle: One angle is exactly
90°
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Obtuse triangle: One angle is
greater than 90°
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Acute triangle: All angles are
less than 90°
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Triangle 1
Angles: 45°, 90°, 45°
→ Has a
90° angle →
Right triangle
✔ Answer: Right
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Triangle 2
Angles: 60°, 60°, 60°
→ All angles < 90° →
Acute triangle
✔ Answer: Acute
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Triangle 3
Angles: 140°, 40°, 10°
→ One angle > 90° (140°) →
Obtuse triangle
✔ Answer: Obtuse
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Triangle 4
Angles: 50°, 92°, 38°
→ One angle > 90° (92°) →
Obtuse triangle
✔ Answer: Obtuse
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Triangle 5
Angles: 40°, 60°, 80°
→ All angles < 90° →
Acute triangle
✔ Answer: Acute
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Triangle 6
Angles: 60°, 50°, 70°
→ All angles < 90° →
Acute triangle
✔ Answer: Acute
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✔ Part 1 Summary:
| # | Type |
|---|-------------|
| 1 | Right |
| 2 | Acute |
| 3 | Obtuse |
| 4 | Obtuse |
| 5 | Acute |
| 6 | Acute |
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Part 2: Classify triangles by sides (equilateral, isosceles, scalene)
We classify based on
side lengths:
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Equilateral: All three sides equal
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Isosceles: Two sides equal
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Scalene: All sides different
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Triangle 7
Sides: 4 cm, 5 cm, 6 cm
→ All sides different →
Scalene
✔ Answer: Scalene
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Triangle 8
Sides: 4.5 in, 7.5 in, 6.5 in
→ All sides different →
Scalene
✔ Answer: Scalene
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Triangle 9
Sides: 9 yd, 12 yd, 9 yd
→ Two sides equal (9 yd) →
Isosceles
✔ Answer: Isosceles
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Triangle 10
Sides: 4.5 cm, 4.5 cm, 4.5 cm
→ All sides equal →
Equilateral
✔ Answer: Equilateral
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Triangle 11
Sides: 4 cm, 11 cm, 12 cm
→ All sides different →
Scalene
✔ Answer: Scalene
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Triangle 12
Sides: 3.5 cm, 6 cm, 3.5 cm
→ Two sides equal (3.5 cm) →
Isosceles
✔ Answer: Isosceles
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✔ Part 2 Summary:
| # | Type |
|---|--------------|
| 7 | Scalene |
| 8 | Scalene |
| 9 | Isosceles |
|10 | Equilateral |
|11 | Scalene |
|12 | Isosceles |
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✔ Final Answers:
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By Angles:
1. Right
2. Acute
3. Obtuse
4. Obtuse
5. Acute
6. Acute
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By Sides:
7. Scalene
8. Scalene
9. Isosceles
10. Equilateral
11. Scalene
12. Isosceles
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