Angles in a triangle

Geometry Level 1

What is the measure of each angle (in degrees) of the triangle if each side measures 10 cm 10 \text{ cm} ?

59.8 59.9 59.7 60

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Consider an equilateral triangle ABC.

Given that A B = B C = C A = 10 cm . AB = BC = CA = 10\text{cm}.

If A B = B C AB = BC ,

A = B . \large \displaystyle \angle A = \angle B. (Angles opposite to equal sides are equal)

Similarly in case of all the angles.

A = B = C . \large \displaystyle \therefore \angle A = \angle B = \angle C.

We know that sum of all the angles in a triangle is 18 0 . 180^{\circ}.

A + B + C = 18 0 . 3 × A = 18 0 . \large \displaystyle \implies \angle A + \angle B + \angle C = 180^{\circ}.\\ \large \displaystyle \implies 3 \times \angle A = 180^{\circ}.

A = 180 3 = 6 0 . \large \displaystyle \implies \angle A = \frac{180}{3} = \color{#D61F06}{\boxed{60^{\circ}}}.

A = B = C = 6 0 . \large \displaystyle \therefore \angle A = \angle B = \angle C = \color{#3D99F6}{60^{\circ}}.

Therefore, Each angle in an equilateral triangle measures 6 0 . \large \displaystyle \color{#20A900}{60^{\circ}}.

Muhammad Muzafar
May 5, 2016

triangle is equilateral

Since the side lengths are equal, the angles are also equal. It is an equilateral triangle and in an equilateral triangle the measure of each interior angle is 60 degrees.

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