Equilateral Triangle Practice Problems - Interactive Exercises

Master equilateral triangle concepts with step-by-step practice problems. Learn to calculate angles, perimeter, area, and identify properties of regular triangles.

📚Practice Equilateral Triangle Problems and Build Your Geometry Skills
  • Calculate angles in equilateral triangles knowing each measures exactly 60 degrees
  • Find perimeter by multiplying side length by 3 using the equal sides property
  • Determine unknown side lengths when given the perimeter of regular triangles
  • Solve complex area problems involving equilateral triangles and semicircles
  • Identify characteristics of regular three-sided polygons and their remarkable points
  • Apply Pythagorean theorem to find heights in equilateral triangle problems

Understanding Equilateral triangle

Complete explanation with examples

Definition of equilateral triangle

The equilateral triangle is a triangle that all its sides have the same length.

This also implies that all its angles are equal, that is, each angle measures 60° 60° degrees (remember that the sum of the angles of a triangle is 180° 180° degrees and, therefore, these 180° 180° degrees are divided equally by the three angles).

Detailed explanation

Practice Equilateral triangle

Test your knowledge with 20 quizzes

Is the triangle in the drawing a right triangle?

Examples with solutions for Equilateral triangle

Step-by-step solutions included
Exercise #1

Is the triangle in the drawing an acute-angled triangle?

Step-by-Step Solution

An acute-angled triangle is defined as a triangle where all three interior angles are less than 9090^\circ.

In examining the visual depiction of the triangle provided in the problem, we need to see if it appears to satisfy this property. The assessment relies on observing the triangle's structure shown in the drawing and noting any geometric indications suggesting angle types.

Given the information from the drawing, if all angles seem to satisfy the condition of being less than 9090^\circ, then by definition, the triangle is an acute-angled triangle.

Conclusively, the answer to whether the triangle is acute-angled based on provided visual assessment and inherent assumptions in its illustration is: Yes.

Answer:

Yes

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Exercise #2

In an isosceles triangle, the angle between ? and ? is the "base angle".

Step-by-Step Solution

An isosceles triangle is one that has at least two sides of equal length. The angles opposite these two sides are known as the "base angles."
The side that is not equal to the other two is referred to as the "base" of the triangle. Thus, the "base angles" are the angles between each of the sides that are equal in length and the base.
Therefore, when we specify the angle in terms of its location or position, it is the angle between a "side" and the "base." This leads to the conclusion that the angle between the side and the base is the "base angle."

Therefore, the correct choice is Side, base.

Answer:

Side, base.

Exercise #3

What kind of triangle is given in the drawing?

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Step-by-Step Solution

As all the angles of a triangle are less than 90° and the sum of the angles of a triangle equals 180°:

70+70+40=180 70+70+40=180

The triangle is isosceles.

Answer:

Isosceles triangle

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Exercise #4

Given the values of the sides of a triangle, is it a triangle with different sides?

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Step-by-Step Solution

As is known, a scalene triangle is a triangle in which each side has a different length.

According to the given information, this is indeed a triangle where each side has a different length.

Answer:

Yes

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Exercise #5

Which kind of triangle is given in the drawing?

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Step-by-Step Solution

As we know that sides AB, BC, and CA are all equal to 6,

All are equal to each other and, therefore, the triangle is equilateral.

Answer:

Equilateral triangle

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Frequently Asked Questions

What makes a triangle equilateral and how do I identify one?

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An equilateral triangle has all three sides of equal length and all three interior angles measuring exactly 60 degrees. It's also called a regular three-sided polygon because both sides and angles are equal.

How do I calculate the perimeter of an equilateral triangle?

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Since all sides are equal, multiply the length of one side by 3. For example, if one side is 5 cm, the perimeter is 3 × 5 = 15 cm.

What are the angle measures in an equilateral triangle?

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All three interior angles in an equilateral triangle measure 60 degrees each. Since triangle angles sum to 180°, each angle gets 180° ÷ 3 = 60°.

How do I find a missing side length if I know the perimeter?

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Divide the total perimeter by 3. For instance, if the perimeter is 33 cm, each side length is 33 ÷ 3 = 11 cm.

What special properties do equilateral triangles have?

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Key properties include: 1) All remarkable lines (heights, medians, bisectors) coincide, 2) All remarkable points meet at the same center point, 3) It's classified as an acute triangle since all angles are less than 90°.

How do I calculate the area of an equilateral triangle?

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Use the formula: Area = (side² × √3) ÷ 4. First find the height using the Pythagorean theorem, then apply the standard triangle area formula: (base × height) ÷ 2.

What's the difference between equilateral, isosceles, and scalene triangles?

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Equilateral triangles have all three sides equal, isosceles triangles have exactly two equal sides, and scalene triangles have no equal sides. This classification is based on side lengths.

Why is an equilateral triangle called a regular polygon?

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A regular polygon has all sides equal and all angles equal. Since equilateral triangles meet both criteria with three equal sides and three 60° angles, they qualify as regular three-sided polygons.

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