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NAME DATE PERIOD<br />

8-3 Practice<br />

Find x.<br />

Special Right Triangles<br />

1.<br />

x<br />

2.<br />

x<br />

45<br />

3.<br />

45°<br />

22<br />

x<br />

45°<br />

14<br />

45°<br />

4.<br />

x<br />

210<br />

45°<br />

5.<br />

x<br />

88<br />

45°<br />

6.<br />

5√2<br />

x<br />

45°<br />

Find x and y.<br />

7.<br />

9<br />

y<br />

x<br />

30°<br />

8.<br />

x<br />

4√3<br />

60°<br />

y<br />

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9.<br />

x<br />

30°<br />

20<br />

y<br />

11. Determine the length of the leg of 45°-45°-90° triangle with a hypotenuse length of 38.<br />

12. Find the length of the hypotenuse of a 45°-45°-90° triangle with a leg length of<br />

77 centimeters.<br />

13. An equilateral triangle has an altitude length of 33 feet. Determine the length of a side<br />

of the triangle.<br />

10.<br />

y<br />

98<br />

x<br />

60°<br />

Lesson 8-3<br />

14. BOTANICAL GARDENS One of the displays at a botanical garden<br />

is an herb garden planted in the shape of a square. The square<br />

measures 6 yards on each side. Visitors can view the herbs from a<br />

diagonal pathway through the garden. How long is the pathway?<br />

6 yd<br />

6 yd 6 yd<br />

6 yd<br />

Chapter 8 21 Glencoe Geometry

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