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Types of Triangles

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Young math whizzes solve four problems in which a triangle with labeled angle measurements is analyzed. They mark if each triangle is acute, right, or obtuse.

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acute triangles, triangles, obtuse triangles, right triangles, triangle classification

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classifying triangles, right triangles, triangles, acute triangle, obtuse triangle, math
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2nd - 4th
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