Real-World Examples of Right TrianglesBy: Amy Oliver and Ronnie Ellis

Trains

•The front area of a train has right triangles.

Eiffel Tower

•There are right triangles running up the side of the building.

Buildings

•Some buildings have right triangles on the outside, or inside, of them.

Bridges

•There are right triangles on the side to help hold it up.

Pie Graphs

•Some of the shapes representing percentages may be right triangles.

Wheels

•Right triangles are found on the rims, and in the design of the tires.

Pyramids

•The face of some pyramids are right triangles.

Wagon Handles

•The shape of some wagon handles are right triangles.

Protractors

•They are found when you measure the angles with lines.

Radio Towers

•The side of radio towers are shaped like right triangles.