Finding side lengths in right triangles with squares

kiyoshi7 · Aug 28, 2013

Hi, I'm trying to start studying trig. again and I found some types of exercises that i have no idea how to solve can someone point me in the right direction? Sorry for the image size.

In the first one I'm supposed to find the length of the smallest square knowing that the other two are 6 cm and 9 cm

Geometry diagram of a right triangle with its base on a horizontal line, with three squares sitting on the base against the hypotenuse, each one smaller than the one to its right.

the second I need to find the size of the square. the Hypot. is 2cm, x (side of the square) and 8cm I'm not given any other info.

Right triangle with a square inscribed against its right-angle corner, the square's base split into 2 cm on the left and 8 cm on the right.

I'm not looking for an answer to these questions but orientation on what to study.

thanks for your attention.

Greg Bernhardt · Aug 28, 2013

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Finding side lengths in right triangles with squares

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