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4.09 Quiz Special Right Triangles

Question: Each leg of a 45°-45°-90° triangle measures

14 cm. What is the length of the hypotenuse?

Answer: D. 14\(2 cm

Question: What are the angle measures in triangle ABC?

Answer: C. m∠A = 90°, m∠B = 60°, m∠C = 30°

Question: The hypotenuse of a 45°-45°-90° triangle measures 24 inches. What is the length of the one leg of the triangle?

Answer: B. 12\(2 in.

Question: Triangle ABC is an equilateral triangle. Segment AD measures 18 inches.

Which statements about the diagram are correct? Check all that apply.

Answer: C. DC=6\(3 in.

D. AC=12\(3 in.

Question: A baseball field is in the shape of a square. The distance between each pair of bases along the edge of the square is 90 feet. What is the distance between home plate and second base?

_________ \(2 feet

Answer: 90

Question: A man is standing near the Washington Monument. At a 60° angle of elevation from the ground, the man sees the top of the 555-foot monument.

Which measurements are accurate based on the scenario? Check all that apply.

Answer: A. The distance from the man’s feet to the base of the monument is 185\(3 feet.

B. The distance from the man’s feet to the top of the monument is 370\(3 feet.

Question: The roof of a house is the shape of an isosceles right triangle as shown in the diagram below.

What is the height of the roof, h?

Answer: B. 5\(2 ft

Question: From the side view, a gymnastics mat forms a right triangle with other angles measuring 60° and 30°. The gymnastics mat extends 5 feet across the floor. How high is the mat off the ground?

Answer: B. 5\(3/3 ft

Question: Consider that △ABC is an equilateral triangle, and AD is a perpendicular bisector of △ABC.

If AB = 2x, complete the statements below.

2 + (AD)2 = (2x)2

(AD)2 = x2 - x2

(AD)2 = x2

AD =

Answer: x

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Question: Isaiah sketches a model of a skateboard ramp. The model has two surfaces on which to skate, represented by sides AB and AD in the diagram.

The steepest side of the model, AB, measures 4 inches. What is the length of the other skating surface, AD?

Answer: C