# How to draw an equilateral triangle with a solid line inside it?

I know how to draw a triangle like so:

\begin{tikzpicture}
%Triangle 2
\node at (2,-1) {triangle 2};
\draw (0,0)--(2,0) node[sloped,pos=0.5]{};
\draw (2,0)--(2,2) node[sloped,pos=0.5]{\arrowR};
\draw (0,0)--(2,2) node[sloped,pos=0.5]{\arrowR};
\end{tikzpicture}


But, here is the figure I wanna draw:

An equilateral triangle with a solid line inside it, could anyone help me in this drawing please?

First nobody can help you since you did not provide how \arrowL and \arrowR are defiend.

I also do not know what you do not understand with the code given here.

You can achieve this triangle by simple extend it by one more line using the corresponding tikz syntax \draw.

EDIT: As mentioned by Rmano this first version is nesting tikz enviroments. So it is better to use the second version with decorations.

\documentclass[border=0.5cm]{standalone}
\usepackage{tikz}

\newcommand{\arrowL}{
\tikz \draw[latex-] (0,0) -- (0.1,0);
}
\newcommand{\arrowR}{
\tikz \draw[-latex] (0,0) -- (0.1,0);
}

\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}
\draw (0,0)--(8,0) node[sloped,pos=0.5]{\arrowL};
\draw (4,4)--(8,0) node[sloped,pos=0.5]{\arrowL};
\draw (0,0)--(4,4) node[sloped,pos=0.5]{\arrowL};
\draw (4,4)--(4,0) node[sloped,pos=0.5]{};

\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}


...and with labels:

\documentclass[border=0.5cm]{standalone}
\usepackage{tikz}

\newcommand{\arrowL}{
\tikz \draw[latex-] (0,0) -- (0.1,0);
}
\newcommand{\arrowR}{
\tikz \draw[-latex] (0,0) -- (0.1,0);
}

\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}
\draw (0,0)--(8,0) node[sloped,pos=0.5]{\arrowL};
\draw (4,4)--(8,0) node[sloped,pos=0.5]{\arrowL};
\draw (0,0)--(4,4) node[sloped,pos=0.5]{\arrowL};
\draw (4,4)--(4,0) node[sloped,pos=0.5]{};

% nodes
\node[left] at (0,0) {$v$};
\node[right] at (8,0) {$v$};
\node[above] at (4,4) {$v$};
\node[below] at (4,0) {$b$};
\node[above] at (2,2) {$a$};
\node[above] at (6,2) {$a$};
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}


a version using decorations:

\documentclass[border=0.5cm]{standalone}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{ decorations.markings}

\tikzset{
arrow/.style={postaction={decorate},
decoration={markings,mark=at position .5 with {\arrowreversed{latex}}}},
arrow2/.style={postaction={decorate},
decoration={markings,mark=at position .5 with {\arrow{latex}}}},
}

\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}
]

\draw[arrow] (0,0)--(8,0);
\draw[arrow] (4,4)--(8,0);
\draw[arrow] (0,0)--(4,4);
\draw (4,4)--(4,0);

% nodes
\node[left] at (0,0) {$v$};
\node[right] at (8,0) {$v$};
\node[above] at (4,4) {$v$};
\node[below] at (4,0) {$b$};
\node[above] at (2,2) {$a$};
\node[above] at (6,2) {$a$};
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}


• I am in document class Jan 25 at 6:05
• Hmmm... It works in this case, but you are nesting tikz environments, which is highly dangerous. See for example tex.stackexchange.com/questions/629435/… --- as soon as you add options, the internal arrow can do strange things. I suggest using decorations here. Jan 25 at 7:24
• @Rmano Thanks, I did not realizd that I am actually nesting tikz. I added a version with decorations. Jan 25 at 7:44
• The version the OP gives look better but maybe just because the lines are thicker and the arrows bigger? Jan 25 at 16:29

For an equilateral triangle, with this code:

\documentclass[border=0.5cm]{standalone}

\usepackage{tikz}

\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}
%   Triangle 1

%\draw (0,0)--(2,0)--(60:2)--(0,0)--cycle;
\draw (2,0)--(0,0) node[midway,below] () {$b$};
\draw (2,0)--(1,1.732) node[midway,right] () {$a'$};
\draw (1,1.732)--(0,0) node[midway,left] () {$a'$};
\draw[-latex] (2,0)--(1,0);
\draw[-latex] (2,0)--(1.5,0.866);
\draw[-latex] (1,1.732)--(.5,0.866);
\draw (1,1.732)--(1,0);
\node[below] at (0,0) () {$v$};
\node[below] at (2,0) () {$v$};
\node[above] at (1,1.732) () {$v$};
\end{tikzpicture}

\end{document}


you have the output:

If you want only the equilateral triangle, with this code:

\documentclass[border=0.5cm]{standalone}

\usepackage{tikz}

\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}
\draw (0,0)--(2,0)--(60:2)--(0,0)--cycle;
\draw (1,1.732)--(1,0);
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}


you have this output:

Here a solution with tkz-euclide. You can choose between the following triangles: equilateral half or two one pythagore or pythagoras or egyptian school
golden or sublime euclid or euclide gold cheops two angles isosceles right

\documentclass{standalone}
\usepackage{tkz-euclide}

\tkzSetUpLine[line width=.4pt,color=teal]
\tikzset{arrow/.style={
decoration={markings,
mark= at position .5 with {\arrow[scale=2]{>}}}}}
\begin{document}

\begin{tikzpicture}[scale=1.5,]
\tkzDefPoint(0,0){A}
\tkzDefPoint(4,0){B}
\tkzDefTriangle[equilateral](A,B) \tkzGetPoint{C}
\tkzDefMidPoint(A,B)    \tkzGetPoint{M}
\tkzDrawPolygon(A,B,C)
\tkzDrawSegments[arrow,postaction={decorate}](A,B B,C C,A)
\tkzDrawSegment(C,M)
\tkzLabelPoints(A,B,C)
\end{tikzpicture}

\begin{tikzpicture}[scale=1.5,]
\tkzDefPoint(0,0){A}
\tkzDefPoint(4,0){B}
\tkzDefTriangle[egyptian](A,B) \tkzGetPoint{C}
\tkzDrawPolygon(A,B,C)
\tkzDrawSegments[arrow,postaction={decorate}](A,B B,C C,A)
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}


I take the same code but to inverse the triangle I wrote B,A instead of A,Bidem for the arrow.

\documentclass{standalone}
\usepackage{tkz-euclide}

\tkzSetUpLine[line width=.4pt,color=teal]
\tikzset{arrow/.style={
decoration={markings,
mark= at position .5 with {\arrow[scale=2]{>}}}}}
\begin{document}

\begin{tikzpicture}[scale=1.5,]
\tkzDefPoint(0,0){A}
\tkzDefPoint(4,0){B}
\tkzDefTriangle[equilateral](A,B) \tkzGetPoint{C}
\tkzDefMidPoint(A,B)    \tkzGetPoint{M}
\tkzDrawPolygon(A,B,C)
\tkzDrawSegments[arrow,postaction={decorate}](B,A B,C C,A)
\tkzDrawSegment(C,M)
\tkzLabelPoints(A,B,C)
\end{tikzpicture}

\begin{tikzpicture}[scale=1.5,]
\tkzDefPoint(0,0){A}
\tkzDefPoint(4,0){B}
\tkzDefTriangle[equilateral](B,A) \tkzGetPoint{C}
\tkzDefMidPoint(A,B)    \tkzGetPoint{M}
\tkzDrawPolygon(A,B,C)
\tkzDrawSegments[arrow,postaction={decorate}](A,B B,C C,A)
\tkzDrawSegment(C,M)
\tkzLabelPoints(A,B,C)
\end{tikzpicture}

\end{document}

• I want the tip of the triangle on the right to be its base, I want to preserve the direction of the arrows, I think the triangle you inverted is not the one I am giving above.... am I correct? Jan 25 at 7:57
• No the second triangle is to show you that you can draw some triangles defined in tkz-euclide. Now you can do anything. I add some codes to show you how modify ... Jan 25 at 8:04