Triangle Basics
Pythagorean Theorem
30-60-90
45-45-90
Word Problems
100
Label the parts of the right triangle.
a = leg
b = leg
c = hypotenuse
100
What is the only type of triangle this theorem refers to?
Right Triangle.
100
Label the sides of the following triangle.
AB is the short leg
AC is the long leg
BC is the hypotenuse
100
Label the parts of the triangle based on the 45-45-90 Theorem.
a and b are legs
c is the hypotenuse
100
A soccer field is a rectangle 90 meters wide and 120 meters long. The coach asks players to run from one corner to the corner diagonally across the field. How far do the players run?
150 m
200
The sum of angles of a triangle is...?
180 degrees
200
What is the theorem of the pythagorean theorem?
a2+b2=c2
200
Find the missing length.
sqrt(3)
200
Find AB
3
200
1. The bottom of a ladder must be placed 3 feet from a wall. The ladder is 12 feet long. How far above the ground does the ladder touch the wall?
3 sqrt(15)
300
What do we call a triangle with 2 equal sides?
Isosceles triangle
300
Given a= 5 b= 2. What is the value of c ? Round to the nearest whole number?
5
300
Find the side length of IR.
7
300
Find the Hypotenuse
8sqrt(2)
300
An equilateral triangle has sides of length 20. To the nearest tenth, what is the height of the equilateral triangle?
17.3
400
What do we call a triangle with equal sides and equal angles?
Equilateral triangles.
400
Given a rectangle with a diagonal of 25 and a width of 16, what is the length of the triangle? Round to the nearest whole number.
19
400
Find both x and y.
x=
12
y =
6sqrt(3)
400
Find the length of the diagonal.
8sqrt(2)
400
32.8
500
What do we call a triangle with a 90 degree angle?
Right triangle.
500
Is 5, 12, 13 a Pythagorean triple?
Yes.
500
Find x.
4sqrt(3)
500
Find the hypotenuse.
36
500
8 feet