Look at It from the Right Angle

Right triangles are so special! Use special right triangles to discover the trigonometric ratios. Pairs construct special right triangles and find the values of the ratios of the sides. In the process, they discover the ratios stay the...

If I want to build up my heart, where should I start? Science scholars use statistics in a sports physiology setting during an insightful experiment. Groups measure resting and active heart rates and develop a scatter plot that shows the...

Who knew math could help with sports? An invigorating set of lessons encourages learners to apply right triangles in baseball, volleyball, hockey, football, and soccer. They use the Pythagorean Theorem, Pythagorean triples, special right...

Explore and learn about the features and properties of a right triangle in this lesson. Includes examples and practice questions.

Learners construct a variety of right triangles using a right-angled set square, cutting corners from pieces of paper or cardboard, and using dynamic geometry software. They measure the sides of these various right triangles and record...

Fuse sports and geometry by having your class create paper footballs—that are actually isosceles right triangles! Scholars use an interactive to create an isosceles right triangle to model a paper football. From the information in the...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Different types of right triangles and trigonometric ratios for special right triangles are covered in this study guide.

Given an isosceles triangle, and the value of one angle, find the missing values. There are some special properties about isosceles triangles. Use the triangle sum theorem to solve this problem. Watch this video to see how the instructor...

Demonstrates solutions to problems #71-75 of California Geometry released state test questions. Problems address Pythagorean theorem, 45-45-90 triangles, 30-60-90 triangles, circumscribed polygons, area, chord length, tangents to circles...

High schoolers explore the concept of right triangles as they construct a right triangle using Cabri Jr. Learners find the midpoint of the hypotenuse and construct a line from the midpoint to the vertex of the right angle. They then...