Find the hypotenuse in a right triangle with legs a = 3 and b = Exercise

Find the hypotenuse in a right triangle with legs a = 3 and b = 3. 3 √ 23 √ 23 √ 23 √ 2

Find the missing side length in a right triangle with leg b = 4 and hypotenuse 4 √ Exercise

Find the hypotenuse in a right triangle with legs a = 3 and b = 3 √ Exercise

Find the missing side length in a right triangle with leg b = 5 √ 3 and hypotenuse Exercise

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45-45 Right Triangle If each leg of a right triangle is a units long, then the hypotenuse is a √ 2 units long. 45° aa a √ 2a √ 2a √ 2a √ 2 aa

Find the length of the hypotenuse in the right triangle. 45° 33 xx 33 3 √ 23 √ 23 √ 23 √ 2 Example 1

Find the length of the legs in the right triangle. 45° aa aa 5 √ 25 √ 25 √ 25 √ 2 55 Example 2

If a = 2, what is c? 45° aa cc bb 2 √ 22 √ 22 √ 22 √ 2 Example

If c = 8, what is a? 45° aa cc bb 4 √ 24 √ 24 √ 24 √ 2 Example

If the perimeter is √ 2, what are a and c? 45° aa cc bb a = 3 √ 2 and c = 6 Example

If the perimeter is 20, what is a? 45° aa cc bb ≈ 5.86 Example

Are 5, 5, and 7 the sides of a right triangle? no Example

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30-60 Right Triangle If the short leg of a right triangle is a units long, then the long leg is a √ 3 units long and the hypotenuse is 2a units long. 60° 2a2a2a2a a √ 3a √ 3a √ 3a √ 3 30° aa

Find the missing lengths x and y in the triangle. 60° 44 xx 30° yy Since a = 4, the long leg is 4 √ 3 and the hypotenuse is 2(4) = 8 units. Example 3

Find the short leg and hypotenuse of a right Δ whose long leg is 6 √ 3. Since the long leg of a right triangle is a √ 3 = 6 √ 3, it follows that the short leg it a = 6. Then the hypotenuse is 2a = 2(6) = 12. Example 4

Find the long leg and short leg of a right triangle whose hypotenuse is 9. The hypotenuse is 2a = 9, so the short leg is a = 4.5. The long leg is a √ 3 = 4.5 √ 3. Example 5

If a = 1, what are b and c? 60° aa cc 30° bb b = √ 3 and c = 2 Example

If c = 7, what is a? 60° aa cc 30° bb = 3.5 Example

If a = 3, what is the perimeter? 60° aa cc 30° bb √ 3 ≈ 14.2 Example

If the perimeter is 25, what is c? 60° aa cc 30° bb Example

We know that 3, 4, and 5 are the lengths of the sides of a right triangle. Are they the sides of a right triangle? no; 5 ≠ 2(3) Example

Find the other two sides in a right triangle with a short leg of √ 5. long leg: √ 15; hypotenuse: 2 √ 5 sides: 2.2, 3.9, 4.5 Exercise

Find the other two sides in a right triangle with a short leg of 2 √ 7. long leg: 2 √ 21; hypotenuse: 4 √ 7 sides: 5.3, 9.2, 10.6 Exercise

Find the other two sides in a right triangle with a long leg of 20 √ 3. short leg: 20; hypotenuse: 40 sides: 20, 34.6, 40 Exercise