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"It can be isosceles but not equilateral. Since a property of an equilateral triangle is having all angles equal (hence all sides equal), having one right angle changes that. The angles would be 90, some alpha, and some beta (not equal). Having the angles 90, 45, and 45 renders it an isosceles triangle."
This is all well and correct -- for a triangle in a plane. But if your triangle is on a different surface, then you can indeed have an equilateral right triangle. If the triangle is on a sphere, for example, you can have right angles at three different points, each a quarter of the circumference from each other, and the resulting triangle (with sides that we would perceive as curved) would also be equilateral.
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A isosceles triangle is a special type of equilateral triangle?
Not ... exactly. It would be closer to accurate to say that an equilateral triangle is a special case of the isosceles triangle.All equilateral triangles are (also) isosceles; but most isosceles triangles are not equilateral.
What is right angle triangle and isoceles triangle?
A right angle triangle is a triangle with an angle 90 degrees. An isosceles triangle is a triangle with two or more equal angles/ length of lines. An equilateral triangle can also be an isosceles triangle.
What equilateral triangles are isosceles?
No.
Can a right triangle also be an isosceles triangle or can it be an equilateral triangle explain?
A right triangle can be an isosceles triangle, because the definition of an isosceles triangle is a triangle that has 2 sides equal to each other. A 45,45,90 degree triangle has 2 sides equal to each other, while the hypotenuse is different. It cannot be an equilateral triangle because of the formula a^2+b^2=c^2. With this formula, there is no possible way that: a, b, and c can all be equal to each other. To recap: It can be an isosceles triangle, but not an equilateral one.
Why is an equilateral also a isosceles?
It isn't. An equilateral triangle has 3 equal sides whilst a isosceles only has 2. ;)
What is the difference between an isosceles triangle and a right triangle?
In an isosceles triangle, two sides are of equal length. An isosceles triangle also has two congruent angles. An equilateral triangle is an isosceles triangle, but not all isosceles triangles are equilateral triangles. __________ A right triangle (or right-angled triangle, formerly called a rectangled triangle) has one 90° internal angle (a right angle). The side opposite to the right angle is the hypotenuse; it is the longest side in the right triangle. An isoceles triangle has TWO sides of equal length but and equilateral triangle has THREE sides of equal length.
Is isosceles triangle also an equilateral triangle?
An equilateral triangle has all sides measuring the same and an isosceles triangle has 2 sides congruent, so they are not the same. Every equilateral triangle is also an isosceles triangle, but not every isosceles triangle is an equilateral triangle. Isosceles = at least two equal sides Equilateral = three equal sides
A isosceles triangle is a special type of equilateral triangle?
Not ... exactly. It would be closer to accurate to say that an equilateral triangle is a special case of the isosceles triangle.All equilateral triangles are (also) isosceles; but most isosceles triangles are not equilateral.
Can you name all of of the triangles for math?
equilateral triangle, scalene triangle, and isoceles triangle Also, acute, obtuse, and right
Can an equilaterial triangle also be an isoseles triangle?
An isosceles triangle has two congruent sides, and An equilateral triangle is a special isosceles triangle in which all three sides are congruent.Therefore, all equilateral triangles are isosceles
All isosceles triangles are also equilateral triangles?
No, all isosceles triangles are not equilateral triangles. An isosceles triangle is a triangle that has two sides of equal length. An equilateral triangle is a triangle that has all three sides of equal length. Therefore, it is possible for a triangle to be isosceles but not equilateral. For example, a triangle with sides of lengths 3, 3, and 4 is an isosceles triangle, but it is not an equilateral triangle because all its sides do not have the same length. On the other hand, all equilateral triangles are also isosceles triangles because they have two sides of equal length. My recommendation ʜᴛᴛᴘꜱ://ᴡᴡᴡ.ᴅɪɢɪꜱᴛᴏʀᴇ24.ᴄᴏᴍ/ʀᴇᴅɪʀ/372576/ꜱᴀɪᴋɪʀᴀɴ21ᴍ/
What is right angle triangle and isoceles triangle?
A right angle triangle is a triangle with an angle 90 degrees. An isosceles triangle is a triangle with two or more equal angles/ length of lines. An equilateral triangle can also be an isosceles triangle.
Can an equilateral triangle also be an isosceles triangle?
No because an equilateral has 3 equal sides whereas an isosceles has 2 equal sides
What equilateral triangles are isosceles?
No.
Are all isosceles triangles also equilateral triangles?
No, not at all, all isosceles triangles aren't equilateral since an equilateral triangle is a triangle with all of its sides equal, i.e. all sides of an equilateral triangle are equal, but in an isosceles triangle only two of its sides are equal.
Triangle with one axis of symmetry?
Any isosceles triangle which is not also an equilateral triangle. An equilateral triangle would have three.
Why does Wiki say that equilateral triangles are isosceles?
An equilateral triangle is a special type of isosceles triangle. It has two equal sides, which makes it isosceles; its third side is also equal, making it equilateral, too.
