Monday 31 October 2016

November Challenge - Years 5 & 6

A square triangle?

It may seem very peculiar to you but I’ve drawn a triangle where all the angles are square.  No, I don’t mean right angles (90o) – that’s impossible!

What I do mean is that each angle, measured in degrees, is a square number.

Can you tell me how many degrees each angle has?


Reminders:
The total of all three angles in a triangle is 180o.
Can you remember what square numbers are?  Try 1x1, 2x2, etc.


Solution: 100o + 64o + 16o