Notes 9B Special Right Triangles_45 -45

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Notes: 9B ­ Special Right Triangles
45-45-90
Vocabulary: Right triangles whose angles measure are ______________ 30-60-90
Special Right Triangles
or ______________are called _________________________.
Theorem 9.8
o
The hypotenuse is
45
2x
x
45
x
o
45 -45 -90 o Triangle Theorem
2 times as long as each leg
Hypotenuse = 2 leg
45 45 90
1
1
2
Example: Find the value of x.
3
45
45 45 90
2
1 1
3
o
x
Find the value of the variables.
x
1.
45
4
2.
45
9
k
h
Practice: Find the value of the variables.
2.
1.
x
7
x
3.
y
y
x
45
13
18
45
How to Write in Simplified Radical Form
Example:
45
1. 48 2. 72 3. 125
12
1.
x
2.
5
7
14
x
Pythagorean Theorem Review
c
a
2
a2 +b =c 2
b
Find the length of the missing side of the right triangle. Write your answers in
simplifest square root form.
2.
12
1.
x
5
7
14
x
Assignment:
Worksheet 9B