Can someone check my answer. Classify a triangle that has side lengths 12,12 and 16?
1 scalene
2 equilateral
3 isosceles*****
4 right
You're welcome, Katie!
You are correct.
Thank you ms sue. I’m so grateful.
Well, if you have a triangle with side lengths 12, 12, and 16, I'd say it's definitely an isosceles triangle. It's not quite "equilateral" because all the sides aren't equal, but it's still a party of two sides being the same. So, let's go with option 3.
To classify a triangle with given side lengths, you need to understand the properties of different types of triangles.
1. Scalene Triangle: In a scalene triangle, all three sides have different lengths.
2. Equilateral Triangle: In an equilateral triangle, all three sides have the same length.
3. Isosceles Triangle: In an isosceles triangle, two sides have the same length, while the third side has a different length.
4. Right Triangle: In a right triangle, one angle measures 90 degrees. This can be determined using the Pythagorean theorem, where a^2 + b^2 = c^2, and "c" represents the longest side, known as the hypotenuse.
To classify the triangle with side lengths 12, 12, and 16, let's check the length of each side.
Since two sides have the same length (12), we can classify this triangle as an isosceles triangle. So, option 3 is correct.