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Solving Right Triangles Worksheets

Use known angles and sides to solve right triangles with clear diagrams and worked trigonometric steps.

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Side a is opposite A, side b is opposite B and side c is the hypotenuse opposite right angle C.

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Solve a missing side with right-triangle relationships.

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A right triangle has hypotenuse 10 and an acute angle of 30 degrees. Find the opposite side.

5.

sin(30 degrees) = opposite / 10, so opposite = 10 × 0.5 = 5.

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  • Distinguish the opposite side from the adjacent side.
  • Write the equation before rearranging.
  • Do not round an intermediate length.

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Math SheetNameScoreTeacherDateSolving Right TrianglesUse a, b, and c opposite A, B, and C, with C the right angle. Find the requested side and round only the final answer to the nearest tenth.1.Find side a. Round the final answer to the nearest tenth.a = x1537°ABCa =2.Find side c. Round the final answer to the nearest tenth.7c = x56°ABCc =Diagrams are not to scale. Use degree mode.math-sheet.comPage 1 of 4
Math SheetNameScoreTeacherDateSolving Right TrianglesUse a, b, and c opposite A, B, and C, with C the right angle. Find the requested side and round only the final answer to the nearest tenth.3.Find side b. Round the final answer to the nearest tenth.6b = x48°ABCb =4.Find side c. Round the final answer to the nearest tenth.12c = x33°ABCc =Diagrams are not to scale. Use degree mode.math-sheet.comPage 2 of 4
Math SheetNameScoreTeacherDateSolving Right TrianglesUse a, b, and c opposite A, B, and C, with C the right angle. Find the requested side and round only the final answer to the nearest tenth.5.Find side b. Round the final answer to the nearest tenth.14b = x29°ABCb =6.Find side a. Round the final answer to the nearest tenth.a = x942°ABCa =Diagrams are not to scale. Use degree mode.math-sheet.comPage 3 of 4
Math SheetNameScoreTeacherDateSolving Right TrianglesUse a, b, and c opposite A, B, and C, with C the right angle. Find the requested side and round only the final answer to the nearest tenth.7.Find side c. Round the final answer to the nearest tenth.10c = x24°ABCc =8.Find side b. Round the final answer to the nearest tenth.b = x863°ABCb =Diagrams are not to scale. Use degree mode.math-sheet.comPage 4 of 4

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