Trigonometry 7th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1111826854
ISBN 13: 978-1-11182-685-7

Chapter 1 - Section 1.1 - Angles, Degrees, and Special Triangles - 1.1 Problem Set - Page 11: 30

Answer

Each angle of an equilateral triangle measures $60^{\circ}$.

Work Step by Step

In an equilateral triangle, all the three sides are equal and all the three angles are also equal to each other. Assuming that each angle measures $ x^{\circ}$ Now all the three angles of the said triangle are $ x^{\circ}$ , $ x^{\circ}$ and $ x^{\circ}$ We know that all the three angles of a triangle add up to $ 180^{\circ}$, Therefore $ x^{\circ}$ + $ x^{\circ}$ + $ x^{\circ}$ = $ 180^{\circ}$ $ 3x^{\circ}$ = $ 180^{\circ}$ $ x^{\circ}$ = $\frac{180}{3}$ = $ 60^{\circ}$ Thus measure of each angle of an equilateral triangle is $ 60^{\circ}$.
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