EXAMPLE 4 Find the height of an equilateral triangle Logo The logo on the recycling bin at the right resembles an equilateral triangle with side lengths.

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EXAMPLE 4 Find the height of an equilateral triangle Logo The logo on the recycling bin at the right resembles an equilateral triangle with side lengths of 6 centimeters. What is the approximate height of the logo? SOLUTION o o o Draw the equilateral triangle described. Its altitude forms the longer leg of two triangles. The length h of the altitude is approximately the height of the logo.

EXAMPLE 4 Find the height of an equilateral triangle longer leg = shorter leg 3 h = cm 3

EXAMPLE 5 Find lengths in a triangle o oo Find the values of x and y. Write your answer in simplest radical form. STEP 1 Find the value of x. longer leg = shorter leg 3 9 = x = x Simplify. Multiply fractions. Triangle Theorem o o o Divide each side by 3 Multiply numerator and denominator by 3

EXAMPLE 5 Find lengths in a triangle o oo longer leg = 2 shorter leg STEP 2 Find the value of y. y = 2 3 = Substitute and simplify. Triangle Theorem o o o

EXAMPLE 6 Find a height Dump Truck The body of a dump truck is raised to empty a load of sand. How high is the 14 foot body from the frame when it is tipped upward at the given angle? a. 45 angle o b.60 angle o SOLUTION When the body is raised 45 above the frame, the height h is the length of a leg of a triangle. The length of the hypotenuse is 14 feet. a o o o o

EXAMPLE 6 Find a height 14 = h = h 9.9 h Triangle Theorem o o o Divide each side by 2 Use a calculator to approximate. When the angle of elevation is 45, the body is about 9 feet 11 inches above the frame. o b. When the body is raised 60, the height h is the length of the longer leg of a triangle. The length of the hypotenuse is 14 feet o o o o

EXAMPLE 6 Find a height longer leg = 2 shorter leg Triangle Theorem o o o 14 = 2 s Substitute. 7 = s Divide each side by 2. longer leg = shorter leg 3 Triangle Theorem o o o h = 7 3 Substitute. h 12.1 Use a calculator to approximate. When the angle of elevation is 60, the body is about 12 feet 1 inch above the frame. o

GUIDED PRACTICE for Examples 4, 5 and 6 Find the value of the variable. SOLUTION longer leg = shorter leg 3 Triangle Theorem o o o Substitute. Simplify. x = 3 3 x 3 =

GUIDED PRACTICE for Examples 4, 5 and 6 Find the value of the variable. All side are equal, therefore it is an equilateral triangle a 30° - 60° - 90° triangle can be found by dividing an equilateral triangle in half longer leg = 2 shorter leg Triangle Theorem o o o SOLUTION Substitute. Simplify. h = 2 3 h = 3 2

GUIDED PRACTICE for Examples 4, 5 and 6 Find the value of the variable. SOLUTION Triangle Theorem o o o Hypotenuse = 2 shorter leg Substitute. Divide both sides by = x 7 = x 14 2 x = Simplify. What If? In Example 6, what is the height of the body of the dump truck if it is raised 30° above the frame? 7.

GUIDED PRACTICE for Examples 4, 5 and 6 Find the value of the variable. ANSWER The shorter side is adjacent to the 60° angle, the longer side is adjacent to the 30° angle. In a 30°- 60°- 90° triangle, describe the location of the shorter side. Describe the location of the longer side? 8.