equilateral triangles

Same-length-sided shapes

Equilateral triangles is the plural of equilateral triangle—a triangle with all three sides the same length.

Because equal sides produce equal angles, each corner measures exactly sixty degrees.

The shape appears throughout geometry, architecture, and design as a symbol of balance and stability: The warning sign was an equilateral triangle.

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regular polygon · tessellation · congruent · centroid · orthocenter · incenter · symmetry · circumcenter · geometry · math class · equiangular · tiling · honeycomb pattern · perimeter · figures · squares · area · shapes

Opposites
side length equality

equilateral trianglesscalene triangles

Three-sided figures, all sides different

scalene · isosceles triangles · obtuse triangles · isosceles · right triangles

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G