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Lesson 62: Classifying Triangles — Practice Questions

  1. 1. In an isosceles triangle $\triangle PQR$, side $\overline{PQ}$ is congruent to side $\overline{PR}$. If the vertex angle $\angle P$ measures $80^\circ$, what is the measure of base angle $\angle Q$ in degrees? ___

  2. 2. In $\triangle XYZ$, side $\overline{XY}$ is congruent to side $\overline{XZ}$. If the measure of base angle $\angle Y$ is $70^\circ$, what is the measure of the vertex angle, $\angle X$?

    • A. $40^\circ$
    • B. $55^\circ$
    • C. $70^\circ$
    • D. $110^\circ$
  3. 3. Which of the following sets of angle measures can form an isosceles triangle?

    • A. $60^\circ, 60^\circ, 70^\circ$
    • B. $50^\circ, 80^\circ, 50^\circ$
    • C. $90^\circ, 40^\circ, 40^\circ$
    • D. $30^\circ, 60^\circ, 90^\circ$
  4. 4. An isosceles triangle is also a right triangle. One of its angles is $90^\circ$. What is the measure of one of the two equal base angles in degrees? ___

  5. 5. According to the Base Angles Theorem, if the angles $\angle B$ and $\angle C$ of $\triangle ABC$ are equal, which statement about the sides must be true?

    • A. Side $\overline{AB}$ is equal to side $\overline{BC}$.
    • B. Side $\overline{AC}$ is equal to side $\overline{BC}$.
    • C. Side $\overline{AB}$ is equal to side $\overline{AC}$.
    • D. All three sides are equal.
  6. 6. In $\triangle LMN$, the angle measures are $m\angle L = 25^\circ$, $m\angle M = 110^\circ$, and $m\angle N = 45^\circ$. Which is the longest side of the triangle?

    • A. $\overline{LM}$
    • B. $\overline{MN}$
    • C. $\overline{LN}$
    • D. All sides are equal
  7. 7. In $\triangle RST$, $m\angle R = 62^\circ$ and $m\angle S = 48^\circ$. Which option lists the sides in order from shortest to longest?

    • A. $\overline{ST}, \overline{RS}, \overline{RT}$
    • B. $\overline{RT}, \overline{ST}, \overline{RS}$
    • C. $\overline{RS}, \overline{RT}, \overline{ST}$
    • D. $\overline{ST}, \overline{RT}, \overline{RS}$
  8. 8. In $\triangle GHI$, the measure of $\angle G$ is $85^\circ$ and the measure of $\angle H$ is $55^\circ$. The shortest side of the triangle is ___.

  9. 9. In $\triangle UVW$, $m\angle U = 75^\circ$ and $m\angle V = 30^\circ$. Which statement must be true about the side lengths of $\triangle UVW$?

    • A. $\overline{UV} = \overline{VW}$
    • B. $\overline{UV} = \overline{UW}$
    • C. $\overline{VW} = \overline{UW}$
    • D. All sides are equal
  10. 10. In $\triangle PQR$, $m\angle P = 105^\circ$ and $m\angle Q = 40^\circ$. What is the measure in degrees of the angle opposite the shortest side? The answer is ___.