8th grade Ch 5 L6

What is the height of the tent? (The tent forms a right triangle with sides 3 ft, 5 ft, and height h ft.)

How high is the wheelchair ramp? (The ramp forms a right triangle with sides 36 ft, 36.1 ft, and height h ft.)

Merideth made a model of a pyramid like the one shown for history class. What is the height of the model? (The pyramid forms a right triangle with sides 9 in., 15 in., and height h in.)

Solving a right triangle involves finding the lengths of all sides and the measures of all angles.

• Finding the lengths of all sides and the measures of all angles

• Only finding the hypotenuse

• Measuring only the right angle

• Calculating the area only

How far up the tree is the cat? (The tree forms a right triangle with a height of h ft, a base of 5 ft, and a hypotenuse of 12 ft.)

How deep is the water? (A right triangle is formed with a depth x ft, a base of 6 ft, and a hypotenuse of 15 ft.)

Find the missing measure in each figure below. Round to the nearest tenth if necessary. 3. (A triangle with sides 4 cm, 8 cm, and unknown side x cm. The height is 11 cm.)

Find the missing measure in each figure below. Round to the nearest tenth if necessary. 4. (A triangle with sides 9 ft, 12 ft, and unknown side x ft.)

How far is it from Sycamore cabin to Oak cabin? (Use the map with distances: Sycamore to Oak is the diagonal of a rectangle with sides 30 yd and 50 yd.)

• 58.3 yd.

• 40.0 yd.

• 65.0 yd.

• 80.0 yd.

A camper in Hickory cabin wants to visit a friend in Elm cabin. How much farther is it if she walks to the Mess Hall first?

• 12 yd.

• 5 yd.

• 20 yd.

• 30 yd.