

If m ∠ Q = 50°, find m ∠ R and m ∠ S.įigure 2 An isosceles triangle with a specified vertex angle.īecause m ∠ Q + m ∠ R + m ∠ S = 180°, and because QR = QS implies that m ∠ R = m ∠ S,Įxample 2: Figure 3 has Δ ABC with m ∠ A = m ∠ B = m ∠ C, and AB = 6. Theorem 35: If a triangle is equiangular, then it is also equilateral.Įxample 1: Figure has Δ QRS with QR = QS. Theorem 34: If two angles of a triangle are equal, then the sides opposite these angles are also equal. Theorem 33: If a triangle is equilateral, then it is also equiangular. Theorem 32: If two sides of a triangle are equal, then the angles opposite those sides are also equal.

With a median drawn from the vertex to the base, BC, it can be proven that Δ BAX ≅ Δ CAX, which leads to several important theorems. Consider isosceles triangle ABC in Figure 1.įigure 1 An isosceles triangle with a median. Isosceles triangles are special and because of that there are unique relationships that involve their internal line segments. When we measure the angles measures and the side lengths of the triangle and see that the measures of and are equal and CA and AB are equal.
