Special Right Triangles. By Lawrence Scandone Gavin Middle School
What are the two kinds of special right triangles? We have a 30-60-90 special right triangle which is formed by cutting an equilateral triangle into two congruent triangles. We have a 45-45-90 right triangle which is formed by cutting across the diagonal of a square.
30-60-90 right triangle H = hypotenuse LL = long leg (across from 60º) SL = short leg (across from 30º)
What are the special properties of a 30-60-90 right triangle? H = 2(SL) SL= ½ (H) LL = SL( square root of 3) SL = LL/( square root of 3)
What are the special properties of a 45-45-90 right triangle? H = L ( the square root of 2 ) L = H / (the square root of 2) L = L
Try and solve this problem a. Find x. b. Find y. a. Choose: 10 14.1 17.3 b. Choose: 10 11.5 15.2 17.3 30 30