NAME _____________________________________________ DATE ____________________________ PERIOD _____________ 8-3 Practice Special Right Triangles Find x. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Find x and y. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Determine the length of the leg of 45-45-90 triangle with a hypotenuse length of 38. 12. Find the length of the hypotenuse of a 45-45-90 triangle with a leg length of 77 centimeters. 13. An equilateral triangle has an altitude length of 33 feet. Determine the length of a side of the triangle. 14. BOTANICAL GARDENS One of the displays at a botanical garden is an herb garden planted in the shape of a square. The square measures 6 yards on each side. Visitors can view the herbs from a diagonal pathway through the garden. How long is the pathway? Chapter 8 21 Glencoe Geometry