example naming a triangle
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Example: Naming a Triangle
The triangle shown is named triangle ABC.
Can it also be named triangle ACB?
How about triangle BAC?
Is there a combination of the letters A, B, and C that will not work to name the triangle?
A
BC
Example: Naming a Triangle
The triangle shown is named triangle ABC.
Can it also be named triangle ACB? Yes
How about triangle BAC?
Is there a combination of the letters A, B, and C that will not work to name the triangle?
A
BC
Example: Naming a Triangle
The triangle shown is named triangle ABC.
Can it also be named triangle ACB?
Yes
How about triangle BAC?Yes
Is there a combination of the letters A, B, and C that will not work to name the triangle?
A
BC
Example: Naming a Triangle
The triangle shown is named triangle ABC.
Can it also be named triangle ACB?
Yes
How about triangle BAC?
Yes
Is there a combination of the letters A, B, and C that will not work to name the triangle?
No. Any combination will work. In a triangle, there are so few vertices that we cannot “skip” one when naming.
A
BC