Solving Special Triangles

Determine which method would be most efficient for finding side x.

• SOH-CAH-TOA

• Law of Cosines

• Law of Sines

• Special Right Triangles

What type of special triangle is this?

• 45°-45°-90°

• 30°-60°-90°

• Equiangular

• Equilateral

Find the value of y.

• 8

• 4

• 2√3

• 8√3

sin u = _______            

  Simplify ratio if needed.

Find value x of by writing a trig equation & solving for x.

Round to the nearest hundredth or the 2nd decimal place.

Write number only, NOT x = #,

Use the proper Trig function to find the value of the hypotenuse. Round to nearest tenth.

• 59.0

• 6.43

• 92.7

• 24.8

• 26.5

For this 45-45-90 triangle what is the length of the legs?

• 2

• 6

• 3

Find x, then find Area of the triangle round to the nearest whole number.

• 27

• 40.5

• 47

• 23

Find the value of y.

• 9

Find the value of x.

• x=15.07

• x=2.246

• x=10.1

• x=7.54

• x=12.7