5.7 and 5.8 Practice (with midsegments)

Front

What is a 45-45-90 triangle?

Back

Front

What is a 30-60-90 triangle?

Back

Front

How do you find the length of the hypotenuse in a 45-45-90 triangle?

Back

Front

How do you find the length of the long leg in a 30-60-90 triangle?

Back

Front

What is the Pythagorean theorem?

Back

Front

How can you determine if a triangle is obtuse?

Back

A triangle is obtuse if the square of the length of the longest side is greater than the sum of the squares of the lengths of the other two sides.

Front

What is the relationship between the sides of a right triangle?

Back

In a right triangle, the relationship between the sides is defined by the Pythagorean theorem: the square of the hypotenuse equals the sum of the squares of the other two sides.

Front

What is the formula for finding the area of a triangle?

Back

Front

What is a midsegment in a triangle?

Back

A midsegment is a line segment that connects the midpoints of two sides of a triangle. It is parallel to the third side and its length is half the length of that side.

Front

How do you find the length of a midsegment?

Back

The length of a midsegment is equal to half the length of the side it is parallel to.