Squares
22
4
√4
2
Use the Pythagorean theorem a2 + b2 = c2 to find the missing hypotenuse for the triangle with legs 3 and 4 cm long
5 cm
What does 72 mean?
7 x 7
In the Pythagorean theorem a2 + b2 = c2, what are a and b called?
Legs
42
16
√25
5
Use the Pythagorean theorem a2 + b2 = c2 to find the missing hypotenuse for the triangle whose legs are 6 and 8.
10
What does √144 mean?
(The answer is NOT ¨the square root of 144¨)
What number times itself equals 144?
In the Pythagorean theorem a2 + b2 = c2, what is "c" called?
Hypotenuse
82
64
√81
9
Use the Pythagorean theorem a2 + b2 = c2 to find the missing hypotenuse for the triangle whose legs are 5 and 12.
13
Use the Pythagorean theorem a2 + b2 = c2 to find the missing SIDE for the triangle with a=6 and c=10
b=8
True or False:
Pythagorean Theorem can ONLY be used with right triangles.
True
112
121
√144
Use the Pythagorean theorem a2 + b2 = c2 to find the missing hypotenuse for the triangle whose legs are 9 and 12.
15
Use the Pythagorean theorem a2 + b2 = c2 to find the missing SIDE for the triangle with b=14 and c=50
a=48
True or False:
Pythagorean Theorem can be used to only find the hypotenuse
False
182
324
√225
15
Use the Pythagorean theorem a2 + b2 = c2 to find the missing hypotenuse for the triangle whose legs are 12 and 16.
20
Use the Pythagorean theorem a2 + b2 = c2 to find the missing SIDE for the triangle with b=36 and c=39
a = 15
What is the name of the man that the Pythagorean theorem is named after?
Pythagoras