Similar & Special Triangles - Geometry

Radicals

200

DOUBLE POINTS!!!

What do you call the number (or expression) inside the radical symbol?

radicand

300

Simplify the radical: 

sqrt(216)

6sqrt(6)

400

Rationalize the radical.

(4sqrt(6))/(2sqrt(27))

(2sqrt(2))/3

Special Triangles

200

Identify the two kinds of special right triangles.

45-45-90 and 30-60-90

300

Find the length of the other leg of the right triangle.

9

400

DOUBLE POINTS!!!

Find the value of x (segment PL).

x=8sqrt3

SimilarTriangles

200

Find the length of x (segment EC).

22/3=7 1/3=7.bar3

300

Find the length of segment BU.

BU=39

400

Find the length of x (segment AB).

x=13.5

MN Trivia

200

Minnesota shares a border with four U.S. states. 

Which of these shared borders is the shortest?

South Dakota

300

Charles Monroe "Sparky" Schulz was born in Minneapolis in 1922 and grew up in nearby St. Paul.  What famous cartoon is he known for?

Peanuts 

(main characters: Snoopy & Charlie Brown)

400

Although the statue is located more than 60 miles from its company headquarters, the city of Blue Earth, MN is home to a 55-foot tall statue of what mascot?

Jolly Green Giant