5 Questions
What is the name of the two equal sides in an isosceles triangle?
Legs
What did Euclid define as an isosceles triangle?
A triangle with exactly two equal sides
What is the axis of symmetry in an isosceles triangle?
Perpendicular bisector of its base
What are the two angles opposite the legs in an isosceles triangle?
Equal and always acute
What is the mathematical study of isosceles triangles traced back to?
Ancient Egyptian mathematics and Babylonian mathematics
Study Notes
Isosceles Triangle Properties
- The two equal sides in an isosceles triangle are called legs.
- Euclid defined an isosceles triangle as a triangle with two equal sides.
- The axis of symmetry in an isosceles triangle is the perpendicular bisector of its base.
- The two angles opposite the legs in an isosceles triangle are equal.
- The mathematical study of isosceles triangles is traced back to ancient Greek mathematicians, particularly Euclid.
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