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Obviously as we learned in grade school, Isosceles triangles have 2 equal sides
an equilateral triangle has all 3 equal sides, my question is
are isosceles triangles also equilateral triangles (meaning 2 side triangle also name for 3 side triangle) , or is an equilateral triangle also an isosceles triangle (a 3 side triangle is also a two side triangle?) i think i totally confused my self, a two side triangle is also a 3 side triangle or a 3 side triangle is all a 2 side triangle.
P.S. Or is an isosceles triangle a triangle of AT LEAST 2 sides?
I hope you understand what I'm taking about i know but yet ive totally confused my self, oh man i totally confused myself lol

2007-06-25 17:30:26 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics Mathematics

so techincally that question on are u smarter than a fifth grader is not exactly correc right? it can also have 3 so answer does not have to be 2 because it can have 3 because it can be equilatoral (so techincally an isosceles triangle can have 3 equal sides right)

2007-06-25 17:45:57 · update #1

4 answers

An isosceles triangle is NOT an equilateral triangle BUT an equilateral triangle IS an isosceles triangle. The definition of an isosceles triangle is that it has 2 equal sides.....an equilateral triangle has three equal sides so that means it has does have two equal sides.

2007-06-25 17:37:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

If all three sides are equal, then any pair of sides is equal. So any equilateral triangle is also an isosceles triangle. The reverse obviously does not hold.

2007-06-26 00:35:22 · answer #2 · answered by Scarlet Manuka 7 · 0 0

eq. triangle is always an isos. tri b/c isos triangle always has atleast 2 sides congruent or equal

isos. triangle doesnt have 2 be eq. triangle

2007-06-26 00:36:01 · answer #3 · answered by Nishant P 4 · 0 0

you have it flipped

an equilateral is ALSO an isoceles. it is in my opinion considered a special case of isoceles.

2007-06-26 00:35:12 · answer #4 · answered by (+_+) B 4 · 0 0

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