Janice is flying a kite. The length of the kite string is 55 feet and she is positioned 40 feet away from beneath the kite. About how high is the kite?
37.7 ft
200
Which side of the right triangle is the longest - a, b, or c?
C
200
What is the square root of 49 sq.ft.?
7 ft
200
What is the length of SIDE AC?
40
200
A 35 inch TV is 26 inches long, how tall is the screen?
23 in
300
What types of triangles does the Pythagorean Theorem work with?
What is the length of SIDE BC, to the nearest tenth?
10.3
300
The measurements of a triangle are 12, 35, 37. Is this a RIGHT TRIANGLE?
YES
400
What is the name of the side opposite the right angle?
HYPOTENUSE
400
What is the square root of 100 sq. meters?
10 m (meters)
400
a= ? , b=35, c=37
a=12
400
A distance between bases in a baseball field is 90ft. The catcher wants to throw the baseball to second base, how far does he need to throw it (nearest tenth)?
127.3 ft
500
Draw and label a triangle with the measurements 3, 4, and 5.
LEGS = 3, 4
HYPOTENUSE = 5
500
Estimate the square root of 80 sq.inches.
9 in
500
If the two shorter sides of a right triangle are 4, what is the length of the third side, to the nearest tenth?
5.7
500
Give one example of how the Pythagorean
Theorem is used in the real world.
Baseball – how far a catcher has to throw a ball to second base
What kind of ladder you need to get to your roof
Height of a building
Ramp of a moving truck (ramps in general)
Measurement of a TV
Distance – shortest distance from one place to another
Floorplans -
Computers and Satellites use PT to locate any place on earth now.