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SPECIAL RIGHT TRIANGLES:. But first, a short video introduction on TRIANGLES:. REMEMBER THESE FACTS:. Angles are on the INSIDE of a Triangle. Sides are the LINES of a Triangle. Angles are written in degrees (90 ◦, 30◦, 45◦). All the angles in ANY Triangle always add up to 180 ◦. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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REMEMBER THESE FACTS:
Angles are on the INSIDE of a Triangle.Sides are the LINES of a Triangle.
Angles are written in degrees (90◦, 30◦, 45◦)
All the angles in ANY Triangle always add up to 180◦
WHY SPECIAL RIGHT TRIANGLES:
We use these 2 Special Right Triangles when we need to find the LENGTH of an unknown
side of a RIGHT TRIANGLE.
We use The PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM formula when you know TWO side lengths of
a RIGHT TRIANGLE.
We use the SPECIAL RIGHT TRIANGLE formulas when we know ONE side of either
type of SPECIAL RIGHT TRIANGLE.
Pythagorean Theorem:
a² + b² = c²
We use it when we know the length of 2 SIDES of a Right Triangle and we need to find the length of the unknown side.
a
b
c
Example of when to use the Pythagorean Theorem:
10 in
14 in
?
a² + b² = c²
What is the length of the missing side?
Example of when to use the Pythagorean Theorem:
12 in
18 in
?
a² + b² = c²
What is the length of the missing side?
Example of when to use the Pythagorean Theorem:
25 in
36 in
?
a² + b² = c²
What is the length of the missing side?
Example of when to use the Pythagorean Theorem:
14.5 in
18.5 in
?
a² + b² = c²
What is the length of the missing side?
Example of when to use the Pythagorean Theorem:
10 in
?
25 in
a² + b² = c²
What is the length of the missing side?
Example of when to use the Pythagorean Theorem:
?
18 in
64 in
a² + b² = c²
What is the length of the missing side?
What is the difference between these two triangles?:
45º
45º
You know EXACTLY what the angles are on the triangle on the LEFT.
You DON’T KNOW EXACTLY what the angles are on the triangle on the RIGHT.
Template: Solving for a or b
a² + b² = c²
a² + ( )( ) = ( )( )
a² + ( ) = ( )
- ( ) - ( )
a² = ( )
a = √( )
a =
Pythagorean Theorem OR
Special Right Triangles?
4in
8in
?4in
45º
?
?
45º
a² + b² = c²
Special Right Triangles