Name: _______________________________________ Date: _____________ Hour: _______

Special Right Triangles

Isosceles Right Triangle 30-60-90 Triangle

45 a 2 b 60 2a b
a a a 3
45 30 30
45
a 4 a 3 a
a4 a3 3
b4 2 b  23  6
Find the missing sides.

1. 2. 3.
60 10

45
45
6 3 2

4. 5. 6.
45
6 2 2
60 30
4 3

7. 8. 9 9.
30
6

45
4

10. 11. 12.

6

60 30
5 12
Cross out the correct answers. The remaining letters (one per space) complete the statement.
5 9 6 2 3 10 3 2 3 4 3 3 2 12 2 2
EQ HA UA LT LF OT HE SQ UA RE RO
6 3 5 3 25 3 3 6 3 5 20 3 3 3 36 2
OT OF TH ER AD IU EH SO FT YP PY
11 4 16 6 8 32 5 2 2 7 8 3 2 2
OT TH EN AG OR US AS TH E. T. S.

In a 30-60-90 degrees right triangle, the side opposite the 30-degree angle is

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

Special Right Triangles

 1
long short leg =  hypotenuse
30 hypotenuse 2
leg
long leg = 3   short leg 
60
short leg hypotenuse = 2   short leg 
45 hypotenuse
leg legs are equal
45 hypotenuse = 2   leg 
leg

Use the 30-60-90 and 45-45-90 triangle relationships to solve for the missing sides. Use the answers to reveal
the name of the team that Abraham M. Saperstein established and sent on the road in 1927.
8
1 2 45 3
60 60
a 12
5 a a
b 30
30 45
b b

4 5 6 60
2 2 a
45 a 14
a 3 2
45 45
30
45 b
7 3
b
7 8 9 45
60 16
a b a a
6
60 60 30
45
6 3 b b
8 2 2 3 6 5 3 4 7 12 8 2 10 6 3
A B E G H L M O R S T

____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____

8b 1b 4a 1b 2a 9b 5b 4b 6a

____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
3a 5b 8a 5a 4a 7a 2b 8a 7b 3b 4b 9a 1a

Chapter 8
Practice Worksheet 1
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(Use with section 8-3)
Find the values of x and y in each of the following triangles.

1. 45 2. 3. x
y x 60 60 30
y
30 21
45 y
30
x 45

x = ________ y = _________ x = ________ y = _________ x = ________ y = _________

4. y 5. 6.
30 60
37 37 y
x x
46
60 45 45 30
x 48

x = ________ y = _________ x = ________ x = ________ y = _________

7. 8. 9.
45
30 45
42 x y
y 39 x

45 60 45

x y 25

x = ________ y = _________ x = ________ y = _________ x = ________ y = _________

10. 11. 12. x

x
60 x y y
60
15 3
30 45 45 30 47
y 52

x = ________ y = _________ x = ________ y = _________ x = ________ y = _________

Name: _____________________________________ Hour: _____________ Date: ______________________

Practice 8-3 Special Right Triangles

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Find the value of each variable. Leave your answers in simplest radical form.
x = _________ y = _________ a = _________ b = __________ c = _________ d = __________

x = _________ y = _________ x = _________

z = _________ x = _________ y = __________ s = _________

10. Find the length to the nearest centimeter of the diagonal of a square with 30 cm on a side.

11. The hypotenuse of an isosceles right triangle is 8.4 in. find the length of a side to the nearest
tenth.

12. In a 30- 60 - 90 triangle, the shorter leg is 6 ft long. Find the length of the other two sides to
the nearest tenth.

Algebra Find the value of each variable. Leave your answers in simplest radical form.
w  ______ p  ______
13. 14. 15.
x  ______ q  ______
y  ______ r  ______
z  ______ a  ______ s  ______
b  ______