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Name: - Geometry Worksheet Period: - Date: - 7.4 Right Triangles With An Altitude I. Simplify Each Radical

1) This document contains a geometry worksheet with problems involving right triangles, radicals, and the geometric mean. 2) It includes problems finding missing side lengths of right triangles given information about angles or other sides. 3) The final problem asks the student to calculate the distance a swimmer must travel diagonally across an 80 ft by 40 ft pool to reach a string of plastic flags.

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Name: - Geometry Worksheet Period: - Date: - 7.4 Right Triangles With An Altitude I. Simplify Each Radical

1) This document contains a geometry worksheet with problems involving right triangles, radicals, and the geometric mean. 2) It includes problems finding missing side lengths of right triangles given information about angles or other sides. 3) The final problem asks the student to calculate the distance a swimmer must travel diagonally across an 80 ft by 40 ft pool to reach a string of plastic flags.

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Name:__________________________ Geometry Worksheet

Period:________Date:_____________ 7.4 Right Triangles with an Altitude

I. Simplify each radical.


81
1) 144 = ________ 2) 150 = _________ 3) = __________
100

98 121 98
4) = _______ 5) = _________ 6) = __________
25 25 32

II. Find the geometric mean for each pair of numbers.

1) 7 and 9 ________ 2) 14 and 14 _________ 3) 2 3 and 3 _________

9 25
4) 8 2 and 2 ________ 5) 10 and 8.1 ________ 6) and _________
16 36

III. Use the figures to answer #1-7.

1) Find DB if AD = 4 and CD = 6.______ 2) If AD = 2 and DB = 8, find CD.______


C C

B B
A D A D

3) If AD = 3 and DB = 6, find AC.______ 4) Find DB if BC = 6 and AD = 5.______


C C

B B
A D A D

5) Find AD if DC = 4 and DB = 6.______ 6) If AB = 12 and DB = 8, find AC.______


C C

B B
A D A D

7)Find CD if AC = 3, BC = 4 and AB = 5.______


C

B
A D
IV. Find each indicated variable.
z
y 6
8) x = ______ 9) x = ______
y = ______ 5 y = ______
4 x
z = ______ z = ______
z
x 4

10) x = ______ x 11) x = _______ z y


y = ______ z y = _______ 12
z = ______ 4 5 z = _______ x
8 18

20
x
12) x = ______ z 13) x = ________
y x 12
y = ______ y = ________ z y
z = ______ z = ________
5 25 16

14) A right triangle has an altitude of 8 m. and a leg length of 10 m. Find the length of its
hypotenuse and the length of the other leg.
hypot. = _______
leg = ________

15) A swimmer is sitting at a corner of an 80 ft. by 40 ft. pool. Stretched diagonally across
the pool opposite the swimmer is a string of plastic flags. How far must the swimmer swim
to reach the string of plastic flags?

_______________

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