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2. Section 1.2
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Exercise 27 Page 20

Practice makes perfect
a A right triangle is a triangle with a right angle. Let's draw an arbitrary one.

An isosceles triangle is a triangle with two sides of equal length. Can we resize our right triangle so that this is the case and it's still a right triangle? Yes we can! Either we shorten the horizontal side or lengthen the vertical side.

b Again, we start by drawing an arbitrary right triangle, labeling the unkown angles x and y.

In an obtuse triangle, one angle is greater than 90^(∘) but less than 180^(∘). Since the angles of a triangle sum to 180^(∘), if one angle is obtuse, for example 91^(∘), then the sum of the remaining angles has to be less than 90^(∘). x+y+91^(∘)=180^(∘) ⇔ x+y=89^(∘) That means we cannot have a right angle anymore, which means we no longer have a right triangle. This means we cannot draw a right obtuse triangle.

c A scalene triangle is a triangle where none of the sides have equal lengths. On the other hand, an equilateral triangle is a triangle where all sides have the same length.

These concepts are contradictory which means you cannot draw this kind of a triangle.

d An acute triangle is a triangle where all angles are less than 90^(∘). Additionally, as we explained in Part C, a scalene triangle is a triangle where none of the sides have equal lengths. Let's draw such a triangle.