Section Warm-Up
In this section, you will need to be able to recognize the parts of a given triangle. You will also need to be able to solve for other parts that are not given. As a review, let’s look at some triangles and define what we are given and what needs to be found.
Think & Click: Section Warm-Up
Complete the Think & Click activity by looking at each problem below, thinking about it, and then clicking on the question to reveal the solution.
1. Draw a triangle with the following measurements.
a = 6
b = 10
c = 6
2. Draw a triangle with the following measurements.
x = 61
y = 37
Describe what parts of the triangle are given.
3. If you know that the measures of two angles in a triangle are 43° and 77°, what is the measure of the third angle?
4. Describe the information given about the triangle below. Is there any measure in the triangle you can find with the information you know?
Triangle with two angles and a side given |