SPECIAL RIGHT TRIANGLES

MENTAL MATH

I. Find the missing lengths. Refer to the figure beside the table.

c A
a b
12
b c
0.7
9 45
0
C B
a
9√ 2

4√ 15

II. Find the missing lengths. Refer to the figure beside the table.

f D
d e
12 0
30
e f
6
9
F E
d
12√ 3
3
4

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 WRITTEN MATH

III. Find the missing lengths x and y.

x
1. 2. 3. 0
45
0 45
0 45
x y
y x y
0 0
3 √2 0
45 45 45
5 3
2

4. x
5. 6. 0
1. 45
0 45
x y
y x 1.5
0 y 0
45 45
3 5

5 √3
7. 8.
105 9. 0
1. x 0
60
60 7 x
0
30
0
30 x
y y y
0
30

10.
10 √ 3
x
0
30
y

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 PROBLEM SOLVING

Solve for the following:

1. Determine the altitude and the area of an equilateral triangle with side 12√ 2 cm.
2. The hypotenuse of an isosceles right triangle is 6√ 3 dm. Solve for its perimeter.
3. The sketch of a triangular is shown below.

5√ 2 m
0
45
Find the area and perimeter of the garden.

4. A flag pole was broken down at a certain point. The broken flag pole formed a 300 -600 - right
triangle such that the distance of the top of the fallen pole to its base is 12 m.
What part of the pole is still standing and what part of the pole has fallen? What part of the pole
is still standing and what part of the pole has fallen?

5. At a position of 25 m from the base of the tree, the measure of the angle formed by the
horizontal and sight-line to the top of the tree is 60.Estimate the height of the tree to the
nearest integer.

6. A surveyor is 220 m from the base of a perpendicular cliff. The angle formed by the horizontal
and the line of sight to the top of the cliff measures 600 . What should be the surveyor estimate
of the height of the cliff?

7. At a lamberjack’s position 60 ft. along the horizontal from the base of a tree, the angle from the
horizontal to the tree top measures600 . Is the tree more than 100 ft. tall?

8. A cable is needed to support a 25-ft pole. The triangle formed by the pole, the horizontal, the
cable is 45 0−450−90 0 triangle. Estimate the length of the cable.

9. A 20-ft ladder just reaches the top of a house when perched at an angle of 45 0 with the
horizontal. Estimate the height of the house to the nearest tenth of a foot.

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