ASVAB · Geometry

What is the sum of interior angles of a triangle?

Correct answer

180°

  1. A 360°
  2. B 180°
  3. C 270°
  4. D 90°

Why this is the answer

The sum of interior angles of any triangle is always 180°. This is a fundamental geometric fact. Other polygon angle sums: (1) Quadrilateral: 360°; (2) Pentagon: 540°; (3) Hexagon: 720°; (4) n-gon: (n − 2) × 180°. For regular polygons (all sides and angles equal): each interior angle = (n − 2) × 180° / n. Example: regular hexagon, each angle = 720°/6 = 120°. Triangle types by angles: (1) Acute — all angles < 90°; (2) Right — one angle = 90°; (3) Obtuse — one angle > 90°. Triangle types by sides: (1) Equilateral — all sides equal, all angles 60°; (2) Isosceles — two sides equal, two angles equal; (3) Scalene — no sides equal, no angles equal. Used to find missing angles: if two angles in a triangle are 50° and 70°, the third is 180° − 50° − 70° = 60°. Exterior angle of a triangle = sum of two non-adjacent interior angles.
Source: ASVAB Math Knowledge — Triangle Angles

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About this topic: Geometry

Geometry on the Mathematics Knowledge section covers angles, triangles (including the Pythagorean theorem), circles, polygons, perimeter, area and volume, and basic coordinate geometry such as slope. Formulas are not provided, so they must be memorised. This is one of 19 Mathematics Knowledge questions on geometry, each with a full explanation on a single study page.

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