Vocabulary
What are the sides of the triangle next to the right angle called? (*Sides A and B)
Legs
Letters "A" and "B" are used to represent which part of a right triangle?
What is the Legs?
In a right triangle: Side A is 9, Side B is 6. What would the hypotenuse be? Round to the nearest hundredth.
10.82
What is the side of the triangle across from the right angle called? (*Side c)
Hypotenuse
When one leg=3 and the other leg=5 then the hypotenuse=? Round to the nearest Hundredth.
5.83
Letter "C" stands for what side of a Right Triangle?
What is the Hypotenuse?
What is the formula for the Pythagorean Theorem?
What is a^2+b^2=c^2
When one leg=6 and the other leg=7 then the hypotenuse=? Round to the nearest Hundredth.
9.22
What do we call multiplying a number by itself?
squaring a number or raising to the second power
What is the only type of triangle that works with the Pythagorean Theorem?
What is a Right Triangle?
When one leg=10 and the other leg=9 then the hypotenuse=? Round to the nearest Hundredth.
13.45
Construction workers are building a ramp. The ramp is 9 feet high and 12 feet long. This is the length of the slanted (*The Diagonal) part of the ramp.
What is 15 feet?
What is the name of the guy who is given credit for discovering the theorem we have been learning about?
What is Pythagoras?
When one leg=21 and the hypotenuse=35 then the other leg=?
What is 28?
When one leg=15 and the other leg=22 then the hypotenuse=? Round to the nearest Hundredth.
26.63
The operation we used to "get rid" of something squared (*Opposite of Squared).
What is taking the square root?
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 (*The Diagonal)?
20 feet