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LT 5.8: Applying Special Right Triangles
Find the length of the hypotenuse. What are the measures of A and B? What kind of triangle is ΔABC? A 3 B C 3
Find the length of the hypotenuse. Leave in radical form. x 45° x y 45°
Examples Find the value of x. Give your answer in simplest radical form. 1) 2)
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Examples Find the values of x and y. Give your answers in simplest form. 5) 6)
Examples The hypotenuse of an isosceles triangle measures 24 units. What is the length of one of the legs?
Example Each side of an equilateral triangle measures 6 centimeters. In simplest radical form, what is the altitude?
Example The longest side of a 30-60-90 triangle measures 10. In simplest radical form, what is the length of the longer leg?