Use the slider to control the length of the smallest leg of the right triangles. Use the checkboxes to turn on/off the different triangles. Once you have looked at different side lengths, answer the questions below.
1. Turn on the 45-45-90 triangle and move the slider around.[br] [br]
What do you notice about the lengths of the legs?
How does the length of the hypotenuse compare to the length of the legs?
2. Turn off the 45-45-90 triangle, turn on the 30-60-90 triangle, and move the slider around.[br]
What do you notice about the length of the smallest leg compared to the length of the hypotenuse?
What do you notice about the length of the smaller leg compared to the length of the larger leg?