A, B, and C show three types of triangular prisms: right, isosceles, and equilateral. When put together with rectangular prisms, they create the three basic house forms. D is a shed roof and E and F are gable roofs.

Drawing House Forms

A, B, and C show three types of triangular prisms: right, isosceles, and equilateral. When put together…

An isosceles triangle is one having two of its sides equal.

Isosceles

An isosceles triangle is one having two of its sides equal.

Square with diagonal and angles labeled.

Square

Square with diagonal and angles labeled.

Illustrations of an isosceles trapezoid with equal diagonals drawn.

Isosceles Trapezoid With Equal Diagonals

Illustrations of an isosceles trapezoid with equal diagonals drawn.

Illustration showing a triangle with an altitude CD passing through the middle of EF. Triangles AEC and BFC are isosceles.

Triangle With Altitude and Isosceles Triangles Within

Illustration showing a triangle with an altitude CD passing through the middle of EF. Triangles AEC…

Illustration to show altitudes drawn from base angles of an isosceles triangle.

Altitudes Drawn from Base Angles of Isosceles Triangles

Illustration to show altitudes drawn from base angles of an isosceles triangle.

Sketch of isosceles triangle with labels.

Isosceles Triangle

Sketch of isosceles triangle with labels.

Illustration showing an isosceles triangle (one that has two sides equal).

Isosceles Triangle

Illustration showing an isosceles triangle (one that has two sides equal).

Isosceles right triangle.

Isosceles Right Triangle

Isosceles right triangle.

Illustration showing an isosceles triangle with a segment inside. This can be used to show that in an isosceles triangle the angles opposite the equal sides are equal.

Isosceles Triangle With Interior Segment Drawn

Illustration showing an isosceles triangle with a segment inside. This can be used to show that in an…

Illustration to show the medians drawn to the legs of an isosceles triangle.

Medians Drawn Drawn to Legs of Isosceles Triangles

Illustration to show the medians drawn to the legs of an isosceles triangle.

Illustration to show that if from any point in the base of an isosceles triangle parallels to the legs are drawn, a parallelogram is formed whose perimeter is constant, being equal to the sum of the legs of the triangle.

Isosceles Triangle With Parallelogram inside

Illustration to show that if from any point in the base of an isosceles triangle parallels to the legs…

Illustration to show the perpendiculars dropped from the midpoint of the base to the legs of an isosceles triangle are equal.

Perpendiculars Dropped From Midpoint of Base to Legs of Isosceles Triangles

Illustration to show the perpendiculars dropped from the midpoint of the base to the legs of an isosceles…

Illustration to show that the difference of the distances from any point in the base produced of an isosceles triangle to the equal sides of the triangle is constant.

Point in Base of Isosceles Triangle

Illustration to show that the difference of the distances from any point in the base produced of an…

Illustration of three isosceles triangles with the same base AC but varying heights (as B gets farther from the base).

3 Isosceles Triangles Wit Equal Bases

Illustration of three isosceles triangles with the same base AC but varying heights (as B gets farther…

An illustration showing an isosceles triangle in an equilateral triangle.

Equilateral And Isosceles Triangles

An illustration showing an isosceles triangle in an equilateral triangle.