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Y9 Spring Block 6 WO5 Calculate Mssing Sides in Right Angled Triangles 2020

The document contains examples of calculating missing sides and angles of right-angled triangles, finding areas of triangles and perimeters of shapes. It provides worked examples and questions for students to practice solving geometric problems involving triangles, squares, and other shapes.

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Y9 Spring Block 6 WO5 Calculate Mssing Sides in Right Angled Triangles 2020

The document contains examples of calculating missing sides and angles of right-angled triangles, finding areas of triangles and perimeters of shapes. It provides worked examples and questions for students to practice solving geometric problems involving triangles, squares, and other shapes.

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Calculate missing sides in c)

15 mm
d) 14 m

right-angled triangles
17 mm
48 m

1 a) Tick the correct statement for this right-angled triangle.

x cm mm m
9 cm 9 + 12 = x
2 2 2
x + 9 = 12
2 2 2
x + 12 = 9
2 2 2

12 cm
3 Calculate the unknown lengths.
Give your answers to 1 decimal place.
b) Tick the correct statement for this right-angled triangle.
a) c) 0.18 m
12 cm
9 cm
92 + 122 = x2 x2 + 92 = 122 x2 + 122 = 92 2.5 cm
0.8 m
x cm 4.4 cm

What do you notice about your answers in parts a) and b)?

2 For each triangle:

• tick the hypotenuse cm m

• calculate the unknown length. b) d)


a) b)
110 mm 20 cm
6 cm 600 mm
20 cm

17 cm
10 cm

12 cm

mm cm
cm cm

© White Rose Maths 2020


4 The length of the diagonal of the square is 10 cm. 7 A ladder is 4 m long and leans against a wall.
Find the side length of the square. The base of the ladder is 1 m away from the wall.
Give your answer to 1 decimal place. How far up the wall does the ladder reach?
Give your answer to 3 significant figures.

 cm

 m

5 Dora is calculating the area of the triangle.

Here are her workings. 8 A logo is made of four congruent rectangles and four congruent isosceles
triangles surrounding a square with an area of 144 cm2
The perimeter of the logo is 80 cm.
A= b×h 5 mm Work out the height of the logo.
2
5 × 18 = 45 mm2 Give your answer to 3 significant figures.
2 18 mm

Discuss with a partner the mistake that Dora has made.

6 Here is an isosceles triangle.


 cm

8 mm 9 Calculate the perimeter of the arrowhead to 1 decimal place.


4 cm

6 mm

Find the area of the triangle.


3 cm
8 cm
Give your answer to 1 decimal place.

 cm

 mm2
© White Rose Maths 2020

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