Find Missing Side Lengths Using Common Right Triangles Quiz

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#1 of 8: Mild

Find missing side lengths using common right triangles

Which common right triangle triple is the triangle below similar to?Use that information to find the value of `u`.<RightAngleTriangleV2 data-props='{ "options": { "cell_size": 30, "padding_right": 20, "padding_left": 20, "padding_top": 5, "padding_bottom": 20, "rotation": 0 }, "height": { "value": 16, "label_text": "16", "offsetY": -10, "offsetX": -5 }, "base": { "value": 30, "label_text": "30", "offsetY": -10, "offsetX": -10 }, "hypotenuse": { "value": 34, "label_text": "u", "offsetY": -20, "offsetX": -75, "rotation": 0 }, "rightAngle": { "show": true, "color": "#000000" }, "backgroundColor": "#f2f2f6"}'></RightAngleTriangleV2>

#2 of 8: Mild

Find missing side lengths using common right triangles

Which common right triangle triple is the triangle below similar to?Use that information to find the value of `b`.<RightAngleTriangleV2 data-props='{ "options": { "cell_size": 40, "padding_right": 10, "padding_left": 30, "padding_top": 5, "padding_bottom": 30, "rotation": 0 }, "height": { "value": "14", "label_text": "14", "offsetY": -15, "offsetX": 5 }, "base": { "value": 48, "label_text": "b", "offsetY": 0, "offsetX": -10 }, "hypotenuse": { "value": 50, "label_text": "50", "offsetY": -25, "offsetX": -88, "rotation": 0 }, "rightAngle": { "show": true, "color": "#000000" }, "backgroundColor": "#f2f2f6"}'></RightAngleTriangleV2>

#3 of 8: Medium

Find missing side lengths using common right triangles

A right triangle has legs of lengths `r` and `60` and a hypotenuse with a length of `68`.</p?Which common right triangle triple is the triangle below similar to?Use that information to find the value of `r`.

#4 of 8: Medium

Find missing side lengths using common right triangles

A right triangle has legs of lengths `24` and `45` and a hypotenuse with a length of `m`.</p?Which common right triangle triple is the triangle below similar to?Use that information to find the value of `m`.

#5 of 8: Medium

Find missing side lengths using common right triangles

A right triangle has legs of lengths `10` and `m` and a hypotenuse with a length of `26`.</p?Which common right triangle triple is the triangle below similar to?Use that information to find the value of `m`.

#6 of 8: Medium

Find missing side lengths using common right triangles

A right triangle has legs of lengths `n` and `36` and a hypotenuse with a length of `39`.</p?Which common right triangle triple is the triangle below similar to?Use that information to find the value of `n`.

#7 of 8: Medium

Find missing side lengths using common right triangles

A right triangle has legs of lengths `6` and `8` and a hypotenuse with a length of `x`.</p?Which common right triangle triple is the triangle below similar to?Use that information to find the value of `x`.

#8 of 8: Medium

Find missing side lengths using common right triangles

A right triangle has legs of lengths `30` and `x` and a hypotenuse with a length of `78`.</p?Which common right triangle triple is the triangle below similar to?Use that information to find the value of `x`.

In 8th Grade, students learn the Pythagorean triple and how to use it to find the missing side of a right triangle. "Find missing side lengths using common right triangles Quiz" can be a helpful tool for math teachers to assess their students understanding of the right triangles and the Pythagorean triples.

In this quiz, two sides of a right triangle are given and students are asked to find the measure third side of the triangle by using common triples. Using this quiz, teachers can easily identify the knowledge gaps of the students and help them to understand the Pythagorean Theorem and common triples.

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