Simple Questions
Finding the hypotenuse
Finding the short side
Worded Questions
Random Facts
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What triangles can you use Pythagoras on?
Right angle triangles
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What is the Pythagoras formula to find the hypotenuse?
a2 + b2 = c2
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What is the Pythagoras formula to find the short side?
a2 = c2 - b2
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A steel support beam of length 6.5 m is connected to a wall at a height of 4.7 m from the ground. Find the distance between the base of the building and the point where the beam is joined to the ground.
4.49m
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What is this logo?
Domino's pizza
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What do the letter's 'a' and 'b' represent in Pythagoras?
The short sides
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Find c:
c=51
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Find the unknown side:
3.87
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A train travels 30km South and then 65km East. How far away is the train from its starting point?
71.59km
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Which Pixar film has recently come out at cinema's that Miss Milsted desperately wants to see?
Inside out 2
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What is the hypotenuse?
The longest side of the triangle, 'c', the side opposite the right angle
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Find x:
x=26.08cm
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Find y:
y=10.72m
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Ashley has a right-angle triangle shaped flower garden. The longest side of the garden is 2m. One of the sides is 1.4m. Find the length of the other side of the garden.
1.43m
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What was the most used social media app worldwide in 2023?
Facebook (2.9 billion active monthly users)
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Pythagoras Theorem can be used to prove something. What can it be used to prove?
If a triangle has a right angle
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Find x:
x=25
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Find D:
D=3.92cm
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A ladder is resting on a wall. The ladder rests 250cm up the wall. The ladder is placed 130cm from the base of the wall. How long is the ladder?
281.78cm
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How many cats does Miss Milsted have?
Two cats