PROPERTIES OF TRIANGLE WORKSHEET

Problem 1 :

Can the following measures be the lengths of sides of a triangle?

6 in. 3 in and 7 in.

Problem 2 :

Can the following measures be the lengths of sides of a triangle?

6 cm, 10 cm and 3 cm

Problem 3 :

Can the following angle measures be the interior angles of a triangle?

35°, 45° and 100°

Problem 4 :

Can the following angle measures be the interior angles of a triangle?

42°, 73° and 88°

Problem 5 :

Which is the longest side of a right triangle?

Problem 6 :

Can you have a triangle with all the three angles equal to 60º? Explain.

Problem 7 :

Can you have a triangle with all the three angles less than 60º? Explain.

Problem 8 :

Can you have a triangle with all the three angles greater than 60º? Explain.

Problem 9 :

Can you have a triangle with two right angles? Explain.

Problem 10 :

Can you have a triangle with two obtuse angles? Explain.

Problem 11 :

Can you have a triangle with two acute angles? Explain.

Problem 12 :

If the lengths of two sides of a triangle are 14 and 9, find one possible value which can be the length of the third side. Justify your answer.

Problem 13 :

Find the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle, if the lengths of the other two sides are 3 cm. and 4 cm.

Problem 14 :

The length of the hypotenuse of a triangle is 10 cm and sum of the lengths of the remanning two sides is 14 cm. Find the lenght of each of the remaning two sides.

Answers

1. Answer :

Property : Sum of the lengths of any two sides of a triangle must be greater than the length of the third side.

If the given measures are the lengths of sides of a triangle, sum of any two measures must be greater than the third measure.

6 in. + 3 in. > 7 in.

3 in. + 7 in. > 6 in.

6 in. + 7 in. > 3 in.

Since the given measures satisfy the above property of triangle, they can be the lengths of sides of a triangle.

2. Answer :

6 cm + 10 cm > 3 cm

10 cm + 3 cm > 6 cm

6 cm + 3 cm < 10 cm

Sum of the first measure (6 cm) and the third measure (3 cm) is not greater then the second measure (10 cm).

The given three measures do not satisfy the property mentioned in 1. Answer above. So, they can not be the lengths of sides of a triangle.

3. Answer :

Property : Sum of the interior angles of a triangle is equal to 180°.

35° + 45° + 100° = 180°

Since the given angle measures satisfy the above property, they can be the interior angles of a triangle.

4. Answer :

42° + 73° + 88° = 203° ≠ 180°

Since the given angle measures do not satisfy the property mentioned in 3. Answer above, they CAN NOT be the interior angles of a triangle.

5. Answer :

Hypotenuse (opposite to right angle) is the longest side of a right angle.

6. Answer :

Yes, we can

60º + 60º + 60º = 180º

The property mentioned in 3. Answer above is satisfied. So, we can have a triangle with all the three angles equal to 60º

7. Answer :

No. we can't

In 5. Answer above, we have seen that if all the three angles equal to 60º, then the sum of the three angles equal to 180º.

Even if one of the angles is less than 60º, then the sum of the three angles will be less than 180º and the property mentioned in 3. Answer will not be satisfied.

So, we can not have a triangle with all the three angles less than 60º.

8. Answer :

No. we can't

In 5. Answer above, we have seen that if all the three angles equal to 60º, then the sum of the three angles equal to 180º.

Even if one of the angles is greater than 60º, then the sum of the three angles will be greater than 180º and the property mentioned in 3. Answer will not be satisfied.

So, we can not have a triangle with all the three angles greater than 60º.

9. Answer :

No. we can't

Let us assume a triangle with two right angles and third angle x.

90º + 90º + x = 180º

180º + x = 180º

Subtract 180º from both sides.

x = 0º

In a triangle, if two angles are right angles, then the third angle is 0º.

It's impossible to have one of the angles of a triangle as 0º. Because each angle of a triangle is greater than zero,

So, we can not have a triangle with two right angles.

10. Answer :

No. we can't

Obtuse angle is an angle which is greater than 90º.

In a triangle, if there are two obstuse angles, then then sum of those two angles equal to greater than 180º. If third angle is included, the sum of the three angles will still be greater than 180º.

Example :.

91º + 92º + 93º = 276º

The property mentioned in 3. Answer is not satisfied.

So, we can not have a triangle with two obstuse angles.

11. Answer :

Yes, we can

Acute angle is an angle which is less than 90º.

In a triangle, if there are two acute angles, then then sum of those two angles equal to less than 180º. A third can be included such that the sum of the three angles equal to 180º.

Example :

20º + 30º + 130º = 180º

The property mentioned in 3. Answer is satisfied.

So, we can have a triangle with two acute angles.

12. Answer :

Let x be the length of third side of the triangle.

Lengths of the given two sides are 14 and 9.

Difference of the lengths = 14 - 9 = 5

Sum of the lengths = 14 + 9 = 23 

The range of possible measures for the length of the third side :

5 < x < 23

The length of the third side is any value between 5 and 23.

One possible value for the length of third side is 6.

Justification :

Three sides of the triangle are

14, 9 and 6

14 + 9 > 6

9 + 6 > 14

14 + 6 > 9

The property mentioned in 1. Answer above is satisfiedHence, the answer is justified.

13. Answer :

From the given information we can draw the triangle as shown below.

rightangletriangle1

In the above triangle, we have to find the value of x.

According to Pythagorean theorem, square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of other two sides.

x2 = 42 + 32

x2 = 16 + 9

x2 = 25

x = 5

The length of the hypotenuse is 5 cm.

14. Answer :

Let x be the length of one of the two remaning sides.

Then, the length of the other side is (14 - x).

Using The Pythagorean Theorem,

x2 + (14 - x)2 = 102

x2 + (14 - x)(14 - x) = 100

x2 + 196 - 14x - 14x + x2 = 100

2x2 - 28x + 196 = 100

2x2 - 28x + 96 = 0

Divide both sides by 2.

x2 - 14x + 48 = 0

Solve by factoring.

x2 - 8x - 6x + 48 = 0

x(x - 8) - 6(x - 8) = 0

(x - 8)(x - 6) = 0

x - 8 = 0  or  x - 6 = 0

x = 8  or  x = 6

If x = 8,

= 14 - x

= 14 - 8

= 6

If x = 6,

= 14 - x

= 14 - 6

= 8

The lengths of the remaining two sides are 6 cm and 8 cm.

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