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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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

Both triangles formed by the diagonal in a rhombus can be classified as acute triangles. This is because a rhombus always has 2 acute angles, and when the diagonal is drawn, it divides the rhombus into two triangles with all acute angles. Therefore, each triangle formed in a rhombus will have all acute angles.