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All Your Scalene Triangle Facts

The Scalene Triangle is our third of six methods of identifying triangles of our Mastering Basic Geometry tour.

This shape tends to cause problems for our kids because of its characteristic of having NO sides the same length.

$scalene triangle, triangle geometry, triangle$ Be sure to direct your child’s attention to the line symbol on the triangles sides. Neither a, b or c have the same symbol, because none of the sides are the same length. This is a standard method of indicating lines that have equal or different lengths in polygons Also, the angles are indicated using the different symbol, as they are also all different sizes.

The area of a Scalene triangle is calculated in the same manner as ANY triangle.

So What makes a Triangle Scalene? It is a triangle that,

Has NO TWO sides the same length and

HAS NO TWO angles equal in measurement.

Can it be Obtuse, Acute or Right?

It CAN be a Right Triangle giving us a Triangle that is a Right Scalene.

It CAN be an Acute Triangle, giving us an Acute Scalene.

It can be an Obtuse Triangle, giving us an Obtuse Scalen.

To learn more about other types of triangles or other polygons visit our geometry section. For other math areas your child needs to know simply use our navigation bar to go directly to it or visit my home page to read about what enspired me to start this website.

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