Identifying a Right Triangle Based on Slope

What is the question asking you?

• Find each hypotenuse of the right triangles

• Find the y-intercept of the line

• Identify if the line is a function or not

• Use two similar right triangles to solve for the slope of the line

From ∠D, what side is OG?

• Adjacent

• Hypotenuse

• Opposite

Identify the slope of EF in triangle DEF.

• 1

• -1

• 3

• -3

Identify the slope (CA) of triangle ABC.

• 1/3

• 3

• -3

• -1/3

Identify the slope of the line using one of the slope triangles.

• 1

• -1

• 3

• -3

Identify the slope of the line using one of the slope triangles.

• 2

• 1/2

• -2

• -1/2

Identify the slope of the line using one of the slope triangles.

• 2

• 1/2

• -2

• -1/2

Identify the slope of the black line. You can use the blue slope triangles to help you.

Find the slope of the line using slope triangles

• A

• B

• C

• D

Triangles ABC and DEF are similar. The slope of triangle ABC is...

• which is the same as the slope of triangle DEF.

• 3/4 which is the slope of hypotenuse of triangle DEF.

• 4/3 which is the slope of triangle DEF.

• -1 which is the same as the slope of triangle DEF.