Vocabulary
Solving for legs
Solving for Hypotenuse
Working with the Formula
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

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

leg

100

John leaves school to go home. He walks 6 blocks North and then 8 blocks West. How far is John from the school? What is the straight line distance from John to the school?

What is 10 blocks.

200

What is the name of the side of the triangle across from the right angle? 

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
The letter in the formula that stands for the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle
What is "c?"
200

Find the height of a tree if there is a ladder leaning against it that is 10 feet tall and it is 5 feet away from the base of the tree.  Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

What is 8.7 feet?

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

What do we call multiplying a number by itself?

squaring a number

300

Joshua won a laptop in a school raffle. The laptop screen measures 10 inches in height and 14 inches in width. Find the diagonal length of the laptop screen. Round the answer to the nearest tenth.

What is 17.2 inches?

400

What is the name of the man who is given credit for discovering the theorem?

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
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 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

What operation do we use to "undo" squaring a number?

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

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