Triangles: Types, Median, Altitude, Angle Bisector, Perpendicular Bisector

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Scalene Triangle
Isosceles Triangle
Equilateral Triangle
Triangles Based on Angle: Acute, Right, and Obtuse Angled Triangle
Median, Altitude, Angle Bisector, Perpendicular Bisector

1. Class 8: Chapter 30 – Triangles (Lecture
Notes I)
Triangle: We just studied polygons. Triangle is a polygon with three
sides. So, we could define a triangle as a plane closed figure bounded
by three line segments.
A triangle is a polygon with three edges and three vertices. It is one of
the most basic shapes in geometry. A triangle with vertices A, B,
and C is denoted by ∆ABC.
Kinds of Triangles
1. This is a classification of triangles based on the length of the sides
Scalene Triangle A triangle in which all three sides are
of different lengths is called Scalene
Triangle.
In this type of triangle:
∠A ≠ ∠B ≠ ∠C
Isosceles Triangle A triangle in which two sides are of
the same length is called Isosceles
Triangle
In this type of triangle:
∠B = ∠C
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2. Equilateral A triangle in which all three sides are
Triangle of the same length is called
Equilateral Triangle.
In this type of triangle:
∠A = ∠B = ∠C
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2. Classification of Triangles based on the angles
Acute-angled A triangle in which all the three angles
Triangle are more than 0° and less than 90° is
called acute-angled triangle.
Right-angles A triangle in which one of the angles is
Triangle 90° is called right-angled triangle.
Obtuse-angled A triangle in which one of the angles is
triangle more than 90° but less than 180° is
called obtuse-angled triangle.
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Terms related to a Triangle
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3. Median A line segment joining the
vertex to the mid-point of the
opposite side of a triangle is
called median.
In this vertex A is meeting at
point D (such that BD=DC)
midpoint of BC
Centroid The point of intersection of
three medians is called
centroid.
Altitude The perpendicular drawn from
the vertex to the opposite side.
Here AD is the altitude of the
triangle AD and BC is the base.
Orthocenter The intersection of the three
altitudes is called the
Orthocenter of the triangle.
Here A is the Orthocenter of
the triangle.
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4. Angle Bisector A line segment that bisects and
interior angle of a triangle is
called angle bisector.
Here AD is bisecting ∠BAC into
two equal ∠BAD and ∠DAC
Incentre and The point of intersection of
Incircle internal angle bisectors is
called the Incentre.
I is the Incentre of the triangle.
Now if you draw a circle with
the center I in such a way that
it touches all the three sides of
the triangle, then that is called
Incircle.
Perpendicular A line bisecting any side of the
Bisector or Right triangle and perpendicular to
Bisector it is called perpendicular
bisector of that side of the
triangle.
Here BC is being bisected by
DE. BD=DC and ED ⊥ BC.
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5. Circumcenter The point of intersection of the
and Circumcircle perpendicular bisectors of the
sides of the triangle is called
Circumcenter.
Here O is the circumcenter.
Exterior Angle ∠ACD is the exterior angle and
and Interior ∠CBA and ∠ BAC are opposite
Opposite Angles interior angles of this exterior
of a Triangle angle.
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