Exploring Special Right Triangles: 30-60-90 and 45-45-90

Exploring Special Right Triangles: 30-60-90 and 45-45-90

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics

6th - 10th Grade

Medium

CCSS
8.G.B.8, HSG.CO.C.10, HSG.SRT.C.8

Standards-aligned

Created by

Aiden Montgomery

Used 9+ times

FREE Resource

Standards-aligned

CCSS.8.G.B.8
,
CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10
,
CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8
The video tutorial covers special right triangles, focusing on the 45-45-90 and 30-60-90 triangles. It explains the properties and side ratios of these triangles, providing formulas to calculate the sides. The tutorial includes examples to demonstrate how to solve for missing sides in both types of triangles, emphasizing the importance of understanding the ratios and relationships between the sides.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the two types of special right triangles discussed?

45-45-45 and 30-30-120

30-30-120 and 60-60-60

30-45-105 and 60-30-90

45-45-90 and 30-60-90

Tags

CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the ratio of sides in a 45-45-90 triangle?

1:1:√2

1:√2:2

1:√3:2

√2:√2:2

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do you find the hypotenuse in a 45-45-90 triangle given one leg?

Leg × √2

Leg ÷ √2

Leg × 2

Leg ÷ 2

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the ratio of sides in a 30-60-90 triangle?

1:√3:2

√3:1:2

1:2:√3

1:√2:2

Tags

CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do you find the longer leg in a 30-60-90 triangle?

Hypotenuse ÷ √3

Hypotenuse × √3

Shorter leg ÷ √3

Shorter leg × √3

Tags

CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Given the leg of a 45-45-90 triangle is 8, what is the hypotenuse?

4√2

8√3

16

8√2

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If the hypotenuse of a 45-45-90 triangle is 24, what is the length of one leg?

12

24√2

24

12√2

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

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