U3C5: Perimeter and Area of Triangles

Question 1

how do you find the side lengths of a 30-60-90 special right triangle?

Answer 1

shortest leg: divide the hypotenuse by 2

longest leg: multiple the length of the shortest leg by the square root of 3

Question 2

how to you find the height of an equilateral triangle?

Answer 2

divide the side length by 2 and multiple that by the square root of 3.