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Right Triangles
Attributes of triangles
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10th Grade
12/08/2015

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Pythagorean Theorem
Definition
a squared plus b squared equal c squared
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Pythagorean Triple
Definition
A set of three none zero whole numbers a, b, and c such that a squared plus b squared equal c squared is called a Pythagorean triple
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obtuse triangle
Definition
In triangle ABC, c is the length of the longest side:
If c squared > a squared plus b squared, then triangle ABC is an
Term
acute triangle
Definition
In triangle ABC, c is the length of the longest side:
If c squared < a squared plus b squared then triangle ABC is an
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triangle sum theorem
Definition
the sum of the angle measures of a triangles is 180,
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Exterior Angle Theorem
Definition
The measure of an exterior angle of a triangle is equal to the sum of the measure of its remote interior angle
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Third Angle Theorem
Definition
if two angles of one triangle are congruent to two angles of another triangle, then the third pair of angles are congruent
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Side-Side-Side(SSS) Congruence Postulate
Definition
If three sides of one triangle are congruent to three sides of another triangle, then the triangles are congruent
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Converse of the Isosceles Triangle Theorem
Definition
If two angles of a triangle are congruent , then the sides opposite those angles are congruent
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Isosceles Triangle Theorem
Definition
If two sides of a triangle are congruent, then the angles opposite the sides are congruent
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