7-3 Special Right Triangles

January 31, 2014
7-3 Special Right Triangles
7-3 Special Right Triangles
DAY 2
7-3 Special Right Triangles
30 - 60 - 90 Triangles:
*Special right triangle
*The length of the hypotenuse is twice
the length of the shorter leg, and the
length of the longer leg is 3 times the
length of the shorter leg.
30
2n
60
n 3
n
Example 4:
Find QR and PR.
P
4
3 cm
3
Q
30
R
January 31, 2014
7-3 Special Right Triangles
Example 5:
Triangle WXY is a 30 - 60 - 90 triangle with right
angle X and WX is the longer leg. Graph points
X (-2,7) and Y (-7,7), and locate point W in Quadrant III.
Find c and b, if a = 12.
A
60˚
B
C
January 31, 2014
7-3 Special Right Triangles
7-3 Day 2:
Pages 360 - 363
#'s
6 - 8, 14, 15, 18 - 21, 23, 26, 29,
32 - 34, 36 - 38, 41, 43
20 problems