Geometry
Name _______________________________
Practice 8.3 Special Right Triangles (Day 2)
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Special Right Triangles: 30º - 60º - 90º
Hypotenuse = 2 * Short Leg
Hypotenuse
Short Leg = Hypotenuse ÷ 2
Longer Leg = Short Leg *
3
Short Leg = Longer Leg ÷
3
Longer Leg
•
•2
3
÷
3 ÷2
Short Leg
Find the value of x and y in each triangle.
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Special Right Triangles: 45º - 45º - 90º
Hypotenuse = Leg *
Leg =
2
•
hypotenuse
2
2
÷
Find the value of x in each triangle.
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Find the value of x and y in each figure.
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