PRINCIPIA · THEOREM

Isosceles with a 60° angle ⇒ equilateral

Dependencies: Base angles of an isoceles triangle are equal, Triangle interior angles sum to 180°, Isoceles converse: equal base angles ⇒ equal sides.

Statement

Let ABC\triangle ABC be an isosceles triangle with legs AB=ACAB = AC (apex at AA). If any one of its interior angles equals 6060^\circ, then all three sides are equal — i.e. ABC\triangle ABC is equilateral.

Note that "the 6060^\circ angle" could be either the apex angle A\angle A, or a base angle B\angle B (or symmetrically C\angle C). Both cases must be handled separately.

Two cases: left = apex angle 60^\circ, right = base angle 60^\circ; either makes the three sides equal

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