Question

A triangle has one angle that measures 50° and one angle that measures 40°.

What kind of triangle is it?

A.isosceles triangle
B.obtuse triangle
C.right triangle
D.equiangular triangle

Answer 1

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Option A

As we know, a triangle has 180° in total and has three angles.

⇒ Angle 1 + Angle 2 + Angle 3 = 180

We are given the following:

• 1st angle = 50°
• 2nd angle = 40°

Let the 3rd angle be known as "x".

For the triangle to be classified as an isoceles triangle, two angles must be of same measure. Thus, there are two possibilities.

⇒ 50 + 40 + 40 = 180 [Angle 2 = Angle 3]

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⇒ 50 + 40 + 50 = 180 [Angle 1 = Angle 3]

Possibility-1:

• ⇒ 50 + 40 + 40 = 180
• ⇒ 50 + 80 = 180
• ⇒ 130 = 180 (False)

Possibility-2:

• ⇒ 50 + 40 + 50 = 180
• ⇒ 100 + 40 = 180
• ⇒ 140 = 180 (False)

Therefore, the triangle cannot be an isoceles triangle.

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Option B

As we know, a triangle has 180° in total and has three angles.

⇒ Angle 1 + Angle 2 + Angle 3 = 180

We are given the following:

• 1st angle = 50°
• 2nd angle = 40°

Let the 3rd angle be known as "x".

For the triangle to be classified as an obtuse triangle, the third angle must be a measure greater than 90°. Therefore,

• ⇒ 50 + 40 + (x > 90) = 180
• ⇒ 90 + (x > 90) = 180
• ⇒ (x > 90) = 180 - 90
• ⇒ (x > 90) = 90 (False)

This is false because 90 is not greater than 90. Therefore, the triangle is not an obtuse triangle.

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Option C

As we know, a triangle has 180° in total and has three angles.

⇒ Angle 1 + Angle 2 + Angle 3 = 180

We are given the following:

• 1st angle = 50°
• 2nd angle = 40°

Let the 3rd angle be known as "x".

For the triangle to be classified as a right triangle, the third angle must be a measure equivalent to 90°. Therefore,

• ⇒ 50 + 40 + 90 = 180
• ⇒ 90 + 90 = 180
• ⇒ 180 = 180 (True)

Therefore, this triangle is a right triangle.

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Option D

As we know, a triangle has 180° in total and has three angles.

⇒ Angle 1 + Angle 2 + Angle 3 = 180

We are given the following:

• 1st angle = 50°
• 2nd angle = 40°

Let the 3rd angle be known as "x".

For the triangle to be classified as an equiangular triangle, all the angles must be equivalent (60°). Therefore,

• ⇒ 1st angle = 2nd angle = 3rd angle
• ⇒ 50 = 40 = 3rd angle (False, because 50 is not equivalent to 40)

Therefore, this triangle is not an equiangular triangle.

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In conclusion, we can conclude that Option C (Right triangle) is correct.

Answer 2

Right triangle

Explanation:

If the triangle has one angle that measures 50 degrees and another angle that measures 40 degrees, then the last angle must measure 90 degrees because the 3 angles of any triangle add up to 180, so we can set up the following:

180 - (50 + 40) = 90 degrees.

Any triangle that has a 90 degree angle is automatically a right triangle.

Hope this helps!