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

Example Naming a Triangle

  • 1.
    Example: Naming aTriangle 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
  • 2.
    Example: Naming aTriangle 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
  • 3.
    Example: Naming aTriangle 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
  • 4.
    Example: Naming aTriangle 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