Special Right

Triangles

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Take a square…

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Find its diagonal

Here
it is
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Find its length

x d

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 x x d
2 2 2

2x  d 2 2

2x  2
d 2

x d
x 2
2d
x 2d
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Summarize the
pattern:

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45 -45 -90
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leg leg 2

leg Moody Mathematics

45 -45 -90
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6 2
6
6 Moody Mathematics
Practice:

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45 -45 -90
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8 2
8
8 Moody Mathematics
45 -45 -90
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5 5 2

5 Moody Mathematics
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10 10 2

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2 2

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3 2 6

3 2 Moody Mathematics
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8
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10 2 20

10 2 Moody Mathematics
Now Let’s take
an Equilateral
Triangle…
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… Find its Altitude

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 2
 x
  a  x 2
2 2

 2 x
a x 
2 2

4
2 2
4x x
xa  4  4
2
x
a 2
3x
a 
2

x x 4
2 2
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 2
3x
a 2
 2
3x 4
a  x2 3
2

x x a 4
a 4
x 3
x x a
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Summarize the
pattern:

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Shorter Leg 30 -60 -90
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H y p
60 
oten
30  u se
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 H
60 yp.
30 

½ Hyp. 3
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60  20
10
30 

10 3 Moody Mathematics
Practice:

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 30 -60 -90
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60  28
14
30 

14 3 Moody Mathematics
 30 -60 -90
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60  16
8
30 

8 3 Moody Mathematics
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60  18
9
30 

9 3
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60  2
1
30 

3 Moody Mathematics
 30 -60 -90
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60  6
3
30 

3 3 Moody Mathematics
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7 60
 7
2 7 30 

3
2 Moody Mathematics
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60  4
2
30 

2 3 Moody Mathematics
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9 60
 9
2 9
30 

3
2 Moody Mathematics
 30 -60 -90
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60  4 3
2 3
30 

6 Moody Mathematics
 30 -60 -90
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60  8 3
4 3
30 

12 Moody Mathematics
Review Both
Patterns:

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leg leg 2

leg Moody Mathematics

½ Hyp. 30 -60 -90
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 H
60 yp.
30 

½ Hyp. 3
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 Mixed
Practice:

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 60  24
12
30 

12 3 Moody Mathematics
 60  6
3
30 

3 3 Moody Mathematics
 8 2
8
8 Moody Mathematics
10 10 2

10 Moody Mathematics
 60  2
1
30 

3 Moody Mathematics
10 10
5 3

10
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 60  30
15
30 

15 3 Moody Mathematics
 8

8 2
8 8

8 Moody Mathematics
 8 3
30 

8
16 60


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8
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 60  6
3
30 

3 3 Moody Mathematics
 15

15 2 15
15

15 Moody Mathematics
 60  10 3
5 3
30 

15 Moody Mathematics
 60  8 3
4 3
30 

12 Moody Mathematics
 4 2
4
4 Moody Mathematics
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2 Moody Mathematics
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9 3

18
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