Originally Posted by
AliKat
A 60 degree triangle is by definition an equilateral triangle ... as all angles are the same - 60 degrees - and all sides the same length. Therefore no difference in terminology.
No, not at all the same thing! While an
equilateral triangle does, by definition, have equal sides (of any length) AND equal angles (always 60º), there are a myriad of
non-equilateral (aka scalene) 60º triangles. Surely you've heard of a 30º-60º-90º right triangle?
The pattern that calls it a '60º equilateral triangle' is far more accurate than the one calling it merely a '60º triangle', though the latter probably just figured people would "assume" that's what was intended...as you all did.
