Curriculum · Geometry · Triangles
Special Right Triangles & Pythagoras
45-45-90, 30-60-90, Pythagorean triples, and distance in disguise.
Objectives
- Recall special ratios instantly
- Recognize Pythagorean triples
- Drop the right altitude
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●●○○○A right triangle has legs and . What is the length of the hypotenuse?AMC 8 style●●○○○The sides of a triangle are and . How many integer values can the third side take?AMC 8 style●●●○○What is the area of a triangle with sides , , ?AMC 10 style●●●○○An equilateral triangle has side length . Its area is with squarefree. What is ?AIME style