Question

Marla draws a diagonal in a rhombus to form two triangles What term can she use to classify each triangle

Acute a rhombus always has two acute angles so the 3 angles in each triangle must be acute
Equilateral since a rhombus always has 4 equal sides each triangle must have 3 angles
Isosceles since a rhombus always has 4 equal sides each triangle must have 2 equal sides
Obtuse a rhombus always has 2 obtuse angles so each triangle must have an obtuse angle

Answer 1

Marla can classify each triangle as **isosceles**.

Here's why:

- A rhombus has four equal sides, which means that the two triangles formed by drawing a diagonal will each have two sides that are equal (the sides of the rhombus that form the triangle). Thus, each triangle will have at least two equal sides, making them isosceles.

While it's true that a rhombus has acute and obtuse angles, the classification of the triangles based on their sides is more accurate here.

So the correct classification for each triangle is **isosceles**.