Right Triangles

What method would you use to solve for the missing sides of the right triangle?

• Pythagorean Theorem

• 30^o-60^o-90^o Triangles

• 45^o-45^o-90^o Triangles

• Trigonometry

What method would you use to solve for the missing sides of the right triangle?

• Pythagorean Theorem

• 30^o-60^o-90^o Triangles

• 45^o-45^o-90^o Triangles

• Trigonometry

What method would you use to solve for the missing sides of the right triangle?

• Pythagorean Theorem

• 30^o-60^o-90^o Triangles

• 45^o-45^o-90^o Triangles

• Trigonometry

What method would you use to solve for the missing sides of the right triangle?

• Pythagorean Theorem

• 30^o-60^o-90^o Triangles

• 45^o-45^o-90^o Triangles

• Trigonometry

A 12-foot ladder makes an 8^o as it is leaned against a wall. How far is the base of the ladder from the wall? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.

What are the lengths of the legs?

• $7\sqrt{5}\ units$

• $7\sqrt{10}\ units$

• $7\sqrt{20}\ units$

• $14\sqrt{5}\ units$

An isosceles triangle has legs measuring 14 inches and a base measuring 20 inches. What is the length of the altitude to the base of the triangle in simplest form?

• $2\sqrt{24}\ inches$

• $2\sqrt{51}\ inches$

• $2\sqrt{74}\ inches$

• $4\sqrt{6}\ inches$

Find the value of x for the figure shown in simplest form.

•  $4\sqrt{2}\ units$  

•  $4\sqrt{18}\ units$  

•  $8\sqrt{6}\ units$  

•  $12\sqrt{2}\ units$  

A cat sits on the ground by a tree and spots a bird atop the tree. The angle of depression from the bird to the cat is 17 degrees. If the tree is 150 feet tall, what is the distance from the cat to the base of the tree? Round to the nearest hundredth.

The legs of a right triangle measure 57 cm and 83 cm. What is the measure of the smaller acute angle in the triangle? Round to the nearest tenth.