Special Right Triangles Answers

Triangle Z W X is shown. Angle Z W X is a right angle. An altitude is drawn from point W to point Y on side Z X to form a right angle. The length of W X is b, the length of X Y is a, the length of Y Z is 5, and the length of W Y is 6.

Which statements are true? Select two options.

Triangle A B C is shown. Angle A B C is a right angle. An altitude is drawn from point B to point D on side A C to form a right angle. The length of A D is 5 and the length of B D is 12.

Triangle S R Q is shown. Angle S R Q is a right angle. An altitude is drawn from point R to point T on side S Q to form a right angle. The length of S T is 9 and the length of T Q is 16. The length of S R is x.

In the diagram, the length of is twice the length of .

A right triangle is shown. An altitude is drawn to form a right angle with the opposite side and split the side into lengths of 3 and 3.

Triangle X Y Z is shown. Angle Z W X is a right angle. An altitude is drawn from point W to point Y on side Z X to form a right angle. The length of W Y is 4, the length of Y X is a, the length of Z Y is 3, the length of Z W is c, and the length of W X is b.

Triangle A B C is shown. Angle A C B is a right angle. An altitude is drawn from point C to a point on side A B to form a right angle. The length of A B is 17 and the length of A C is 8.

A right triangle is shown. An altitude is drawn to form a right angle with the opposite side. The length of the altitude is x. The other 2 sides are congruent.

Triangle FGH is an isosceles right triangle with a hypotenuse that measures 16 units. An altitude, , is drawn from the right angle to the hypotenuse.