Special Right Triangles Applications

• 28 inches

• 56 inches

• 14 inches

• 112 inches

A 45°-45°-90° triangle has a hypotenuse of 10 units. What is the length of one of its legs?

• 5 units

• 10 units

In a 30°-60°-90° triangle, if the shorter leg is 6 cm, what is the length of the hypotenuse?

• 6 cm

• 12 cm

A 30°-60°-90° triangle has a hypotenuse of 20 units. What is the length of the longer leg?

• 10 units

• 20 cm

• 10 cm

If a 45°-45°-90° triangle has a leg of 7 units, what is the perimeter of the triangle?

• 21 units

• 12 units

• 18 units

• 24 units

In a 45°-45°-90° triangle, the length of the hypotenuse is 16 units. What is the length of the altitude to the hypotenuse?

• 8 units

• 16 units