8th Grade Pythagorean Theorem

Finding the Hypotenuse

100

Find the hypotenuse when the two legs of a right triangle are 12 in. and 9 in. 

15 in. 

200

When your two legs are 16 cm and 12 cm, your hypotenuse is..

20 cm

300

When one leg is 4 in. and the other leg is 3 in., what is the hypotenuse?

5 in.

400

Yasmin walked 15 yards due north and 6 yards west, but then she went directly back to her starting point. What is the shortest distance back to her starting point? Round your answer to the nearest whole number. 

16 yds.

500

Ms. Delfosse is leaning a ladder against a wall. The wall is 18 ft long. The distance between the base of the ladder and wall is 24 ft. What is the length of the ladder to the nearest foot?

30 ft. 

Is it a Right Triangle?

100

13, 14, 15

no

200

3, 4, 5

yes

300

6, 8, 10

yes

400

4, 7, 9

no

500

15, 20, 25

yes

Pythagorean Theorem

100

What is the formula for the Pythagorean Theorem?

a² + b² = c²

200

What are the parts of a right triangle? 

leg, leg, hypotenuse

300

What is the name of the longest side of a right triangle?

hypotenuse

400

What is the inverse of squaring a number?

Taking the square root

500

Who is credited for the Pythagorean Theorem? (You cannot look this up)

Pythagoras