LESSON PLAN

Grade 9

I. Objectives
At the end of the period, the students are expected to:
a. Illustrate special right triangles specifically 45°-45°-90° Right Triangle
b. Prove the special right triangles specifically 45°-45°-90° Right Triangle
c. Solve problems involving special right triangles specifically 45°-45°-90° Right Triangle

II. Subject Matter

A. Topic: Special Triangles (45°-45°-90°)
B. Concept/Ideas:
In a 45⁰-45⁰-90⁰ triangle:
a. Each leg (ℓ) is
√2 times the hypotenuse; l=h √ 2
2 2
b. The hypotenuse is √ 2 times each leg ℓ; h=l √ 2
Another name for isosceles right triangle is 45⁰-45⁰-90⁰ triangle
C. Processes: Modelling and Illustrating
D. Materials: Chalkboard, Cartolina, Marker
E. References: Grade 9 Teaching Guide pp. 246 - 248 Grade 9 Learning Materials
pp.376 – 379
F. Value focus: Accuracy in ratios of special triangle specifically 45°-45°-90°

III. Procedure / Learning Activities

Teachers Activity Students Activity

A. Preliminary Activities

Prayer Class, please stand up and Dear God

let us pray.
Thank you for our school.
We pray it would be a safe
place of learning, fun and
friendship. Please watch
over all our teachers,
children and families.

Help us to learn new things,

to explore the world
together and to play and be
happy.

Help us to have love for each

other, to have forgiveness at
our heart, and to build
kindness into every day.

Amen.

Greetings Good morning class! Good morning, Ma’am!

Okay, you may now take Thank you, Ma’am!

your seat.

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Checking of Attendance (The teacher checks the
attendance)

Motivation Okay class, I have here

scrambled letters that you
need to arrange:
1. SISOSCELE 1. ISOSCELES
2. GHIRT 2. RIGHT
3. ANTIGLER 3. TRIANGLE

Presentation Our topic for today is about

Special Triangles,
specifically isosceles right
triangle.

Analysis How does a 45°-45°-90°

Triangle said to be special?

How do you find the

unknown sides of a right
triangle?

How does Pythagorean

Theorem necessary in
finding the unknown length
of the sides if a special right
triangle?

B. Activity Proper

Discussion So today, we will learn more

about Special Triangles.

First thing, let’s familiarize

ourselves on what are these
Special Triangles

So, there are 2 types of

Special triangle.

These are:
1. 45°-45°-90° Triangle
2. 30°-60°-90° Triangle

But today, we will focus on

45°-45°-90° Right Triangle.

What does a 45°-45°-90°

Right Triangle look like?

A 45°-45°-90° Triangle
looks like this:

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The 2 angles are equal and
the side opposite to the
angle are also equal. So, x=x,
and that means that the
triangle is ISOSCELES.

By Pythagorean theorem,
2 2 2
x + x =h
2 2
2 x =h
√ 2 x 2= √ h 2
2

x √ 2=h
hypothenuse=x √ 2

In other cases, let’s have a

45°-45°-90° Triangle with
side “S”

What is it hypotenuse?

Okay. S √2

What if, the side of a 45°-

45°-90° Triangle is 6?

What is its hypotenuse?

In other cases, the 6 √2

hypotenuse is given.

For example:

The hypotenuse of a 45°-

45°-90° triangle has a length
of15 √ 2.

What is the length of the

legs?

Okay.
15 Ma’am.
What if, the length of the
hypotenuse of a 45°-45°-90°
triangle has a length of16 √ 2
?

What is the length of the

legs?

Okay. 16 Ma’am.

What if the given

hypotenuse is a whole

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number?

For example:
The hypotenuse of a 45°-
45°-90° triangle has a length
of14 . What is the length of
the legs?

In this problem we are going

to use the formula for
solving the legs.

By Pythagorean theorem,
2 2 2
l +l =h
2 2
2 l =h
2 2
2l h
=
2 2
2
2 h
l=
2

√
2
√2 l2= h2
l=h
√ √
1
2
2
l=h
2
Using the formula l=h
√2
2
We can now find the legs of
a 45°-45°-90° triangle given
its hypotenuse “14”.
h=14
Substitute it to the formula
l=h
√2
2
l=14 √
2
2
l=7 √ 2
So, the 2 legs of a 45°-45°-
90° triangle with 14 units
hypotenuse is 7 √ 2.

Another example:
The hypotenuse of a 45°-
45°-90° triangle has a
measure of 20 units.

What is the measure of the

legs?

h=20
Substitute it to the formula

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Questions?
Abstraction Questions:
1. What do you know about
the measures of the acute
angles of an isosceles right
triangle?
2. If the measures of the
angles of a triangle are 40,
40 and 90 triangles, why are
the legs of the triangle are
congruent?
Application Find the unknown of the
isosceles triangle below
1. Find the hypotenuse
2. Find the measures of the
legs
A C
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III. Assessment Find the missing parts of the
isosceles right triangle.
A C
T 5
l=h
√2
2
l=20 √
2
2
l=10 √ 2
So, the 2 legs of a 45°-45°-
90° triangle with 20 units
hypotenuse is 10 √ 2.
No Ma’am.
The acute angles of an
isosceles right triangle are
equal in measure.
The legs of the 45°-45°-90°
triangle are congruent
because the angles opposite
to the legs are congruent.
x (hypotenuse)=6 √ 2
l(legs)=12 √ =6 √ 2
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 a. AT = 13 13 √ 2
a . AC=CT =
Find AC and CT _____ _____ 2

b. AC = 25 b . CT =25
Find AT and CT _____ _____ AT =25 √ 2

c. CT = 10 c . AC =10
Find AT and AC _____ _____ AT =10 √ 2

d. AT = 30 d . AC =TC=15 √ 2
Find AC and TC _____ _____

Evaluation Complete the table below.

Refer to the triangle below.

SP PO SO 1.) 8 √ 2
1.______ 16 2.______ 2.) 8 √ 2
9 3.______ 4.______ 3.) 9 √ 2
11 5.______ 11 4.) 9
5.) 11 √ 2
S P

IV. Assignment Research an image of 60°-

60°-90° Triangle.

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