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How can you prove that a triangle is an isosceles triangle with some examples?
An isosceles triangle has 3 sides 2 of which are equal in length An isosceles triangle has 3 interior angles 2 of which are the same size
How do you prove the diagonals of an isosceles triangle congruent?
You can't because triangles do not have diagonals but an isosceles triangle has 2 equal sides
What do you need to do to prove a line is an angle bisector of an angle?
Draw a perpendicular to that line and extend the arms of the angle to meed the perpendicular drawn earlier. Check if the line is bisecting the perpendicular, if yes, then the line is a bisector of the angle. :)
How do you prove the isosceles triangle theorem?
The isosceles triangle theorem states: If two sides of a triangle are congruent, then the angles opposite to them are congruent Here is the proof: Draw triangle ABC with side AB congruent to side BC so the triangle is isosceles. Want to prove angle BAC is congruent to angle BCA Now draw an angle bisector of angle ABC that inersects side AC at a point P. ABP is congruent to CPB because ray BP is a bisector of angle ABC Now we know side BP is congruent to side BP. So we have side AB congruent to BC and side BP congruent to BP and the angles between them are ABP and CBP and those are congruent as well so we use SAS (side angle side) Now angle BAC and BCA are corresponding angles of congruent triangles to they are congruent and we are done! QED. Another proof: The area of a triangle is equal to 1/2*a*b*sin(C), where a and b are lengths of adjacent sides, and C is the angle between the two sides. Suppose we have a triangle ABC, where the lengths of the sides AB and AC are equal. Then the area of ABC = 1/2*AB*BC*sin(B) = 1/2*AC*CB*sin(C). Canceling, we have sin(B) = sin(C). Since the angles of a triangle sum to 180 degrees, B and C are both acute. Therefore, angle B is congruent to angle C. Altering the proof slightly gives us the converse to the above theorem, namely that if a triangle has two congruent angles, then the sides opposite to them are congruent as well.
How do you prove a right angle triangle?
You cannot prove "a right angle triangle". You may or may not be able to prove statements about right angled triangles but that will depend on the particular statement.
