Special Right Triangles Worksheet. Sketch the figure that is described. To download/print, click on pop-out icon or print icon to worksheet to print or download.
They get continuously smaller, with the long leg of the bigger triangle equaling the hypotenuse of the next size down. Because the triangle is an isosceles right triangle, its base angles are congruent. In this triangle, the important thing to remember is that the legs have equal length.
I like how this activity guides students into creating the special triangles based on facts they already know.
In this triangle, the important thing to remember is that the legs have equal length.
Special right triangles fall into two categories: angle-based and side-based. There are two types of special right triangles and they have the following properties. They get continuously smaller, with the long leg of the bigger triangle equaling the hypotenuse of the next size down.