1) A ladder leaning against a wall makes a 60 angle with the ground. The base of the ladder is 3 m from the building. How high above the ground is the top of the ladder (in simplest radical form)?
2) Given the picture below, find the lengths of the segments labeled x, y, z and q.
3) Given the picture below, solve for x and y
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Special Right Triangles may be seen in other shapes
Squares:
Equilateral Triangles:
Parallelograms:
Trapezoids:
Rectangle
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Examples:
1) Find the length of the altitude of an equilateral triangle with a side length of 12.
2) The lower base angles in this isosceles trapezoid each measure 45º. The length of the shorter base is 10 inches and the altitude is 8 inches. Find the length, in inches, of the longer base.
3) The lengths of the two adjacent sides of parallelogram ABCD are 8 and 14 units respectively. If the degree measure of the included angle is 60º, what is the length of the shorter diagonal of the parallelogram. Feb 184:40 PM