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10th grade The altitude of a right triangle: three similar triangles and the geometric mean worksheet

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The altitude of a right triangle: three similar triangles and the geometric mean

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  1. Zee plans a path from the square corner of a park to the far edge. In right △DCF, the right angle is at C, and CH ⊥ DF. How long is HF, in meters?

  2. Ari folds a paper right triangle from the square corner to the long edge. In right △DCF, the right angle is at C, and CH ⊥ DF. How long is HF, in cm?

  3. Bo props a pole from the square corner of a tent side to the slanted edge. In right △DCF, the right angle is at C, and CH ⊥ DF. How long is CH, in feet?

  4. Esme cuts a triangle sandwich from the square corner to the long edge. In right △DCF, the right angle is at C, and CH ⊥ DF. How long is CH, in inches?

  5. Jun plans a path from the square corner of a park to the far edge. In right △DCF, the right angle is at C, and CH ⊥ DF. How long is CH, in meters?

  6. Kira glues a strip from the square corner of a triangle window to the long edge. In right △DCF, the right angle is at C, and CH ⊥ DF. How long is CH, in inches?

  7. Luz adds a support from the square corner of a ramp to its slope. In right △DCF, the right angle is at C, and CH ⊥ DF. How long is DF, in feet?

  8. Milo cuts a wedge of cheese from the square corner to the long edge. In right △DCF, the right angle is at C, and CH ⊥ DF. How long is DF, in inches?

  9. Noah plans a path from the square corner of a park to the far edge. In right △DCF, the right angle is at C, and CH ⊥ DF. How long is DF, in meters?

  10. Pia folds a paper right triangle from the square corner to the long edge. In right △DCF, the right angle is at C, and CH ⊥ DF. How long is DF, in cm?

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About this worksheet

The altitude to the hypotenuse. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

  • I can draw the three similar triangles apart and match their sides.
  • I can find the altitude from the two pieces of the hypotenuse, and a piece from the altitude.
  • I can find a leg, a piece or the hypotenuse with the leg rule, and the altitude from the two legs.

Standard: G-SRT.B.4, G-SRT.B.5

Words to know

hypotenuse: The long side of a right triangle, across from the square corner.

legs: The two sides that make the square corner.

altitude to the hypotenuse: The segment from the square corner straight down to the hypotenuse, meeting it squarely.

pieces: The two parts DH and HF that the altitude cuts the hypotenuse into.

geometric mean: The number that times itself gives the product of two numbers: 6 for 4 and 9.

square root: The number that times itself gives the one you have: 10 for 100.

Common mistakes

Your child took the average of two lengths where the geometric mean belongs.

Your child found the product but stopped before the square root.

Your child added the two pieces of the long side, which gives the whole long side, not the altitude.

What to say

Ask: which number times itself gives the product of the two lengths?

Ask: is this number the length, or the length times itself?

Ask: which segment is the altitude?

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with the altitude of a right triangle: three similar triangles and the geometric mean?

Your child took the average of two lengths where the geometric mean belongs.

How can I help my child with the altitude of a right triangle: three similar triangles and the geometric mean?

Ask: which number times itself gives the product of the two lengths?

Are these 10th grade math worksheets free to print?

Yes. All 6 printable versions at each level are free to print, with the answer key, and no account is needed.

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