Question

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

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Responses

Acute; a rhombus always has 2 acute angles so the 3 angles in each triangle must all be acute.

Acute; a rhombus always has 2 acute angles so the 3 angles in each triangle must all be acute.

Equilateral; since a rhombus always has 4 equal sides, each triangle must have 3 equal sides.

Equilateral; since a rhombus always has 4 equal sides, each triangle must have 3 equal sides.

Isosceles; since a rhombus always has 4 equal sides, each triangle must have 2 equal sides.

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.

Obtuse; a rhombus always has 2 obtuse angles so each triangle must have an obtuse angle.
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Answer 1

Isosceles; each triangle has the two sides of the rhombus that meet at a vertex, and those two sides are equal, so each triangle has at least two equal sides (isosceles).