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Section 4-6Isosceles and Equilateral Triangles

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Essential Questions

❖ How do you use properties of isosceles triangles?

❖ How do you use properties of equilateral triangles?

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Vocabulary1. Legs of an Isosceles Triangle:

2. Vertex Angle:

3. Base Angles:

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Vocabulary1. Legs of an Isosceles Triangle: The two congruent sides

of an isosceles triangle

2. Vertex Angle:

3. Base Angles:

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Vocabulary1. Legs of an Isosceles Triangle: The two congruent sides

of an isosceles triangle

2. Vertex Angle: The included angle between the legs of an isosceles triangle

3. Base Angles:

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Vocabulary1. Legs of an Isosceles Triangle: The two congruent sides

of an isosceles triangle

2. Vertex Angle: The included angle between the legs of an isosceles triangle

3. Base Angles: The angles formed between each leg and the base of an isosceles triangle

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Theorems and CorollariesTheorem 4.10 - Isosceles Triangle Theorem:

Theorem 4.11 - Converse of Isosceles Triangle Theorem:

Corollary 4.3 - Equilateral Triangles:

Corollary 4.4 - Equilateral Triangles:

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Theorems and CorollariesTheorem 4.10 - Isosceles Triangle Theorem: If two sides

of a triangle are congruent, then the angles opposite those sides are congruent

Theorem 4.11 - Converse of Isosceles Triangle Theorem:

Corollary 4.3 - Equilateral Triangles:

Corollary 4.4 - Equilateral Triangles:

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Theorems and CorollariesTheorem 4.10 - Isosceles Triangle Theorem: If two sides

of a triangle are congruent, then the angles opposite those sides are congruent

Theorem 4.11 - Converse of Isosceles Triangle Theorem:If two angles of a triangle are congruent, then the sides opposite those angles are congruent.

Corollary 4.3 - Equilateral Triangles:

Corollary 4.4 - Equilateral Triangles:

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Theorems and CorollariesTheorem 4.10 - Isosceles Triangle Theorem: If two sides

of a triangle are congruent, then the angles opposite those sides are congruent

Theorem 4.11 - Converse of Isosceles Triangle Theorem:If two angles of a triangle are congruent, then the sides opposite those angles are congruent.

Corollary 4.3 - Equilateral Triangles: A triangle is equilateral IFF it is equiangular

Corollary 4.4 - Equilateral Triangles:

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Theorems and CorollariesTheorem 4.10 - Isosceles Triangle Theorem: If two sides

of a triangle are congruent, then the angles opposite those sides are congruent

Theorem 4.11 - Converse of Isosceles Triangle Theorem:If two angles of a triangle are congruent, then the sides opposite those angles are congruent.

Corollary 4.3 - Equilateral Triangles: A triangle is equilateral IFF it is equiangular

Corollary 4.4 - Equilateral Triangles: Each angle of an equilateral triangle measures 60°

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Example 1a. Name two unmarked congruent angles.

b. Name two unmarked congruentsegments

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Example 1a. Name two unmarked congruent angles.

b. Name two unmarked congruentsegments

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Example 1a. Name two unmarked congruent angles.

b. Name two unmarked congruentsegments

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Example 2Find each measure.

a.

b. PR

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Example 2Find each measure.

180 - 60a.

b. PR

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Example 2Find each measure.

180 - 60 = 120a.

b. PR

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Example 2Find each measure.

180 - 60 = 120 120 ÷ 2a.

b. PR

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Example 2Find each measure.

180 - 60 = 120 120 ÷ 2 = 60a.

b. PR

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Example 2Find each measure.

180 - 60 = 120 120 ÷ 2 = 60= 60°

a.

b. PR

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Example 2Find each measure.

180 - 60 = 120 120 ÷ 2 = 60= 60°

a.

b. PR

Since all three angles will be 60°, this is an equilateral triangle, so PR = 5 cm.

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Example 3Find the value of each variable.

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Example 3Find the value of each variable.

6y + 3 = 8y − 5

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Example 3Find the value of each variable.

6y + 3 = 8y − 5− 6y − 6y

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Example 3Find the value of each variable.

6y + 3 = 8y − 5− 6y − 6y

3 = 2y − 5

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Example 3Find the value of each variable.

6y + 3 = 8y − 5− 6y − 6y

3 = 2y − 5+ 5 + 5

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Example 3Find the value of each variable.

6y + 3 = 8y − 5− 6y − 6y

3 = 2y − 5+ 5 + 5

8 = 2y

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Example 3Find the value of each variable.

6y + 3 = 8y − 5− 6y − 6y

3 = 2y − 5+ 5 + 5

8 = 2y22

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Example 3Find the value of each variable.

6y + 3 = 8y − 5− 6y − 6y

3 = 2y − 5+ 5 + 5

8 = 2y22

y = 4

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Example 3Find the value of each variable.

6y + 3 = 8y − 5− 6y − 6y

3 = 2y − 5+ 5 + 5

8 = 2y22

y = 4

4x − 8 = 4x − 8

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Example 3Find the value of each variable.

6y + 3 = 8y − 5− 6y − 6y

3 = 2y − 5+ 5 + 5

8 = 2y22

y = 4

4x − 8 = 4x − 8− 4x − 4x+ 8 + 8

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Example 3Find the value of each variable.

6y + 3 = 8y − 5− 6y − 6y

3 = 2y − 5+ 5 + 5

8 = 2y22

y = 4

4x − 8 = 4x − 8− 4x − 4x+ 8 + 8

0 = 0

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Example 3Find the value of each variable.

6y + 3 = 8y − 5− 6y − 6y

3 = 2y − 5+ 5 + 5

8 = 2y22

y = 4

4x − 8 = 4x − 8− 4x − 4x+ 8 + 8

0 = 0Now what?

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Example 3Find the value of each variable.

6y + 3 = 8y − 5− 6y − 6y

3 = 2y − 5+ 5 + 5

8 = 2y22

y = 4

4x − 8 = 4x − 8− 4x − 4x+ 8 + 8

0 = 0Now what?

4x − 8 = 60

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Example 3Find the value of each variable.

6y + 3 = 8y − 5− 6y − 6y

3 = 2y − 5+ 5 + 5

8 = 2y22

y = 4

4x − 8 = 4x − 8− 4x − 4x+ 8 + 8

0 = 0Now what?

4x − 8 = 60+ 8 + 8

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Example 3Find the value of each variable.

6y + 3 = 8y − 5− 6y − 6y

3 = 2y − 5+ 5 + 5

8 = 2y22

y = 4

4x − 8 = 4x − 8− 4x − 4x+ 8 + 8

0 = 0Now what?

4x − 8 = 60+ 8 + 84x = 68

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Example 3Find the value of each variable.

6y + 3 = 8y − 5− 6y − 6y

3 = 2y − 5+ 5 + 5

8 = 2y22

y = 4

4x − 8 = 4x − 8− 4x − 4x+ 8 + 8

0 = 0Now what?

4x − 8 = 60+ 8 + 84x = 68

44

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Example 3Find the value of each variable.

6y + 3 = 8y − 5− 6y − 6y

3 = 2y − 5+ 5 + 5

8 = 2y22

y = 4

4x − 8 = 4x − 8− 4x − 4x+ 8 + 8

0 = 0Now what?

4x − 8 = 60+ 8 + 84x = 68

44x = 17

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Check Your Understanding

Check out p. 287 #1-8 and see if you have an idea of what to do with these problems

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Problem Set

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Problem Set

p. 287 #9-31 odd (skip 27), 47, 56, 61

“We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.”- Stewart L. Udall

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