6.
2C Homework: Special Right Triangles
Name: Period:
Directions: Use the relationships in special right triangles and the Pythagorean theorem to find the length of
the missing sides for each triangle. Write lengths in simplest radical form.
1. 2.
and √ √
3. 4.
and √ √
5. 6.
and √ and
7. 8.
9. 10.
and √ √
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11. The perimeter of a square is 4.12 inches. Find the length of the diagonal.
√ inches
12. A square has a diagonal with a length of √ inches. What is the side length of the square?
13. An equilateral triangle has a side length of 15 inches. Find the length of the triangle’s ltitu e
√ inches
14. Find all the missing side lengths in the picture. 4=2
3 1
2
1
1
15. A baseball diamond is in the shape of a square. The distance 2nd
1 between each
of the consecutive bases is 90 feet. What is the distance from Home Plate Base
to 2nd Base? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.
90 ft. 90 ft.
nd
The distance from Home Plate to 2 Base is
3rd x 1st
√ feet or about 127 feet. Base Base
90 ft. 90 ft.
Home
Plate
16. The cube below has a diagonal ( ) length of 15 cm. What is the length of each side of the cube?
Show all of your work. Write your answer in simplest radical form.
Let x = side length
√ diagonal length
( √ )
The length of each side of the cube is √
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