High School: Algebra

Finding the Length of a Right Triangle’s Altitude

Directions: The black triangle is a right triangle with legs 8 and 6. The vertices are at the points (0,0), (0,8), and (6,0). The red line segment is perpendicular to hypotenuse. Find the length of the red line segment. Source: Kate Nerdypoo

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Systems of Equations – One Solution

Directions: Using the integers from -9 to 9, at most one time each, create a system of three-equations such that the solution is (1,1). Source: Audrey Mendivil, Daniel Luevanos, and Robert Kaplinsky

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