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what you need to know about triangles on the sat is nowhere near as much as you probably learned in high school. remember law of cosines? exactly, most people do not. but the law of cosines, and just about every thing else from trigonometry, is not tested on the sat.<\/p>\n

ahh\u2026i think i just heard an audible collective sigh of relief. while the sat only tests basics aspects of triangles, it will try to trick you whenever possible. know the 10 tips below and you should be fine.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

1.\u00a0the degrees of a triangle add up to 180<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0an isosceles triangle has exactly two equal sides<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0an equilateral triangle has three equal sides. each angle of the triangle is equal to 60<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0a right triangle has one side that equals 90 degrees.<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0an isosceles right triangle is a right triangle in which the two shorter sides of a triangle are equal to one another. each of the other two angles have a measure of 45 degrees.<\/p>\n

6.\u00a0the greater the degree measure of an angle, the greater the length of the side opposite from that angle.<\/p>\n

7.\u00a0the longest side of a triangle is called the hypotenuse.<\/p>\n

8.\u00a0the sum of the square of the lengths of the two shorter sides of a right triangle equals the square of the hypotenuse: \"a^2, where a and b are the two shorter sides of a right triangle.<\/p>\n

9.\u00a0the base and the height of a triangle must always meet at 90 degrees.<\/p>\n

10.\u00a0the area of a triangle is base x height divided by 2.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

takeaway<\/h2>\n

but with a little practice, and by memorizing and applying the 10 tips above, you are well on your way to triangle mastery on the sat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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