Equilateral: Challenge & Extension
Mathematics
Grade 8
11 questions
~22 mins
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A challenging worksheet focusing on Equilateral triangles, their properties, and related advanced problems for Grade 8 students.
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Equilateral: Challenge & Extension
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Practice Questions
Answer all questions carefully. Show your working in the grid spaces provided.
1.
What is the measure of each interior angle in an equilateral triangle?
[2 marks]2.
Calculate the sum of the interior angles of an equilateral triangle.
[2 marks]3.
Construct an equilateral triangle with side length 6cm. What are the measures of all its angles?
[3 marks]4.
A regular hexagon is divided into equilateral triangles. How many equilateral triangles are formed?
[2 marks]5.
In an equilateral triangle, if one angle is increased by 5°, what is the measure of the new angle?
[3 marks]6.
Explain why all angles in an equilateral triangle are equal, using geometric properties.
[4 marks]7.
A triangle has two sides of length 5cm and 5cm. To be equilateral, what should the third side be? Show your reasoning.
[3 marks]8.
If an equilateral triangle is scaled up so that each side becomes 10cm, what is the perimeter?
[2 marks]9.
Challenge: Prove that in an equilateral triangle, the medians are also the altitudes and angle bisectors.
[4 marks]10.
Identify and correct the mistake: In an equilateral triangle, two angles are 60° and 70°.
[3 marks]11.
Real-world scenario: A triangular signpost has an equilateral triangular section. If each side of the section measures 3 meters, what is the total length of the perimeter?
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- 1/1/2026
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- 1/1/2026
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