45-45-90 Right Triangles

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11 questions
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Who is in your group?

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Simplifying when a Radical is in the Denominator: You cannot leave a radical in the denominator of a fraction. You need to simplify or “rationalize” the expression. Simplify the following into its simplest rationalized form:
2 / √3

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Simplify the following into its simplest rationalized form:
15 / √5

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Sketch an isosceles right triangle. Keeping in mind the features of an isosceles triangle, fill in the remaining 2 missing angle measures.

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What similarity theorem shows that all isosceles right triangles are similar?

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Use the Pythagorean Theorem to fill in the missing side lengths of these 45-45-90 triangles. Leave answers in reduced radical form.

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Based on the pattern in #2, how can you represent x in terms of a for the isosceles triangle pictured below? Use the Pythagorean theorem to help solve.

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1. Using the pattern above, and without using the Pythagorean theorem, how would you find the missing side lengths of a triangle if the hypotenuse is 23√2? Explain your process and reasoning below in a sentence or two:

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What answer did you get when you solved for the missing side lengths in question #8?

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Using the pattern above, and without using the Pythagorean theorem, how would you find the missing side lengths of a triangle if the hypotenuse is 10? Explain your process and reasoning below in a sentence or two:

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What answer did you get when you solved for the missing side lengths in question #10?