45-45-90
30-60-90
Word Problems
100

A 45°-45°-90° triangle has legs of length 8. Find the hypotenuse.

8sqrt2

100

In a 30°-60°-90° triangle, the short leg is 7. Find the long leg and hypotenuse.

Long leg = 7sqrt3, Hypotenuse = 14

100

A ladder is leaning against a wall, forming a 30° angle with the ground. The ladder is 20 feet long. How high up the wall does it reach?

10 feet

200

A 45°-45°-90° triangle has a hypotenuse of 12sqrt2. Find each leg.

12

200

A 30°-60°-90° triangle has a hypotenuse of 24. Find both legs.

Short leg = 12, Long leg = 12sqrt3

200

A square park has a diagonal path measuring 24sqrt2 meters. Find the length of each side.

24 m

300

The diagonal of a square is 18 cm. Find the length of one side.

9sqrt2 cm

300

A 30°-60°-90° triangle has a long leg of 15sqrt3. Find the short leg and hypotenuse.

Short leg = 15, Hypotenuse = 30

300

An equilateral triangle has side lengths of 18 cm. An altitude is drawn from a vertex to the opposite side. Find the altitude.

9sqrt3 cm