Vocabulary
Solving a missing side length
Pieces of the Formula
Word Problems
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100

What are the sides of the triangle next to the right angle?

Legs

100

When one leg=3 and the leg=4 then the hypotenuse=?

What is 5?

100

Letters "a" and "b" are used to represent which part of a right triangle?

leg

100

Mary’s new desk can hold a 22-inch monitor. Monitors are measured by their diagonal length. She has a monitor that is 16 inches wide and 10 inches high. What is the size of Mary's monitor?

The square root of 356 or 18.9 inches

100

Mrs. Evanoski's first name.

What is Ann?

200

What is the side of the triangle across from the right angle? (*Side c)

Hypotenuse

200
When one leg=6 and the hypotenuse=10 then the other leg=?
What is 8?
200
The letter in the formula that stands for the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle
What is "c?"
200

Two cyclist start from the same location. One cyclist travels due north for 6 miles and the other due east for 8 miles.  How far apart are the cyclists in a straight line?

10 miles

200

Number of school days left this year.

What is 39 days?

300

What is the formula for the Pythagorean Theorem?

What is a^2+b^2=c^2

300

When one leg=6 and the other leg=7 then the hypotenuse=?

What is square root of 85? (Or 9.2)

300

What do we call multiplying a number by itself?

squaring a number

300

 Shari went to a level field to fly a kite. She let out all 85 feet of the string and tied it to a stake. Then, she walked out on the field until she was directly under the kite, which was 40 feet from the stake. How high was the kite from the ground?

75 feet

300

The smallest prime number.

What is 2?

400

What is the name of the guy who is given credit for discovering the theorem we have been learning about?

Pythagoras

400
When one leg=7 and the hypotenuse=25 then the other leg=?
What is 24?
400
The side that always has the longest length in a right triangle
What is the hypotenuse?
400

Construction workers are building a ramp. The ramp needs to reach 9 feet high and 12 feet long. This answer is the length of the slanted part of the ramp.

What is 15 feet?

400

This female musician has won 28 Grammy awards, the highest number for a female.

Who is Beyonce?

500

What is the only type of triangle that works with the Pythagorean Theorem. (Or a triangle with an angle measuring 90 degrees)

Right Triangle

500

When one leg=21 and the hypotenuse=35 then the other leg=?

What is 28?

500
The operation we used to "get rid" of something squared.
What is taking the square root?
500

Roofers need to know how long of a ladder they need. The roof is 16 feet high and the bottom of the ladder will be placed 12 feet from the building. What is the length of the ladder?

20 feet

500

This day is the most popular birthday in the world.

What is September 9th?

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