scalene triangles

No matching sides

Scalene triangles are triangles with three sides of different lengths.

Since no two sides match, no two angles are equal either.

The term distinguishes them from isosceles triangles (two equal sides) and equilateral triangles (three equal sides): The architect incorporated scalene triangles into the roof design for visual interest.

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Opposites
side equality

scalene trianglesequilateral triangles

Three-sided figures, all sides equal

equilateral · isosceles triangles · isosceles · regular polygons · circles

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