Triangle Classification: Analyzing a Triangle with 30° and 10° Angles

Question

What type of triangle appears in the drawing?

ααα303030101010

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Solution Steps

00:00 What is the triangle in the drawing?
00:03 The sum of angles in a triangle equals 180
00:07 Let's use this equation and solve for A
00:12 Let's isolate A
00:15 And this is the value of A
00:18 Let's substitute this value and find the triangle's angles
00:21 Based on the angles, we can see that the triangle is obtuse
00:24 And this is the solution to the question

Step-by-Step Solution

To determine which type of triangle we are dealing with, let's calculate angle alpha based on the fact that the sum of angles in a triangle is 180 degrees.

α=180−30−10=140 \alpha=180-30-10=140

Since alpha is equal to 140 degrees, the triangle is an obtuse triangle.

Answer

Obtuse triangle

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