Can a Triangle have 1 right angle and 3 equal sides?

1 Answer
Dec 27, 2015

Only if it is a curvilinear triangle.

Explanation:

If an ordinary planar triangle is equilateral (having equal sides), then it will also be equiangular (having equal angles) and those angles will sum to #pi# radians (#180^@#), so each internal angle will be #pi/3# radians (#60^@#).

On the other hand a curvilinear triangle on the surface of a sphere could have #3# right angles and #3# equal sides if the length of each side is #1/4# of the circumference of the sphere.