Angles in Isosceles Triangles WORKSHEET

Suitable for Year groups: Year 7, Year 8
GCSE Tier: Foundation
Targeting grades: 1-3
Prerequisite knowledge: Know and use the sum of angles in a triangle in problems where one angle is missing.

Angles in Isosceles Triangles WORKSHEET DESCRIPTION

This worksheet on Angles in Isosceles Triangles is designed to develop students’ understanding of angle properties through a progression of reasoning and problem-solving tasks.

In Section A, students explore the property that base angles in an isosceles triangle are equal through a discovery activity, using the fact that angles in a triangle sum to 180°.

Section B builds on this by using examples and non-examples. Learners are prompted to identify pairs of equal angles and determine whether specific angles are equal within a range of isosceles triangle diagrams.

In Section C, students calculate missing angles in a series of increasingly challenging questions. They will work out fifteen angles in total, applying their understanding of isosceles triangles as well as other angle rules, such as angles on a straight line and angles around a point.