Classify triangles by sides, step by step

Name a triangle by counting how many of its three sides match.

The question
131313 equilateralisoscelesscalene

Is this triangle equilateral, isosceles, or scalene?

Name this triangle

sides:13 cm13 cm13 cm
sides:13 cm13 cm13 cm
sides:13 cm13 cm13 cm
equilateral
  1. Every triangle has TWO names — one for its angles and one for its sides — and it has both at once. This question is asking for the SIDE name, so look only at the side lengths.
  2. Count how many are the SAME, not how long they are: all three match.
  3. All three equal is EQUILATERAL.

How it works.

  1. 01

    Every triangle has TWO names — one for its angles and one for its sides — and it has both at once. This question is asking for the SIDE name, so look only at the side lengths.

  2. 02

    Count how many are the SAME, not how long they are: all three match.

  3. 03

    All three equal is EQUILATERAL.