Vocabulary
Solving for legs
Solving for Hypotenuse
is it a right triangle
word problems
100

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

Legs

100
When one leg=3 and the hypotenuse=5 then the other leg=?
What is 4?
100
When one leg=3 and the other leg=4 then the hypotenuse=?
What is 5
100

which of the following could not be the sides of a right triangle

3, 4, 5

5.5, 8, 10.5

6, 8, 10


5.5, 8, 10

100


You start driving east for 14 miles, turn left, and drive north for another 6 miles. At the end of driving, what is your straight line distance from your starting point?

Round to the nearest tenth


15.2

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
When one leg=3 and the other leg=5 then the hypotenuse=?
What is the square root of 34
200

Is this a right triangle?

24, 26, 30

no

200

The bottom of a ladder must be placed 3 feet from a wall. The ladder is 10 feet long. How far above the ground does the ladder touch the wall?

round to the tenths

9.5

300

What is the formula for the Pythagorean Theorem?

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

300
When one leg=5 and the hypotenuse=13 then the other leg=?
What is 12?
300
When one leg=6 and the other leg=7 then the hypotenuse=?
What is the square root of 85?
300

Is this a right triangle? 

8, 12, 13

no

300

a soccer field is a rectangle 90 meters wide and 120 meters long. The coach asks players to run from one corner to the corner diagonally across the field. How far do the players run?

150

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
When one leg=10 and the other leg=9 then the hypotenuse=?
What is the square root of 181?
400

See the picture and determine which is NOT a right triangle.

B

400

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

What is 15 feet?

500

What is the only type of triangle that works with the Pythagorean Theorem.

Right Triangle

500

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

What is 28?

500
When one leg=15 and the other leg=22 then the hypotenuse=?
What is the square root of 709?
500

Is this a right triangle?


7.5, 10, 12.5

yes

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

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