Vocabulary
Square Roots
Is it a Right Triangle
Solve for the missing leg/hyp.
Word Problems
100
What is the formula for Pythagorean Theorem?
What is a^2+b^2 = c^2
100
What is the square root of 49 to the nearest tenth
What is 7
100
A triangle with sides that are 6, 8, and 10
What is a right triangle
100
Find the hypotenuse, c, when a = 3 and b = 4
What is 5
100
John leaves school to go home. He walks 6 blocks North and then 8 blocks west. How far is John from the school? *Write your answer in the context of the problem
What is 10 blocks
200
What is the opposite side to the right angle in a triangle called?
What is hypotenuse
200
What is the square root of 63 to the nearest tenth place
What is 7.9
200
A triangle with sides 7, 9, and 11
What is NOT a right triangle
200
Find a if b = 5 and c = 10?
What is 9
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. *Write your answer in the context of the problem
What is 8.7 feet
300
Either of the sides in a right triangle opposite an acute angle is called?
What is a leg
300
What is the square root of 581 to the nearest tenth
What is 24.1
300
Is 6-8-10 a Pythagorean Triple?
What is YES
300
Find the hypotenuse, c, when a = 8 and b = 15
What is 17
300
Joshua won a laptop in a school raffle. The laptop screen measures 10 inches in height and 24 inches in width. Find the diagonal length of the laptop screen. *Write your answer in the context of the problem
What is 26 inches
400
Who was the person who came up with the Pythagorean Theorem?
Who is Pythagoras
400
What is the square root of 400 to the nearest tenth
What is 20
400
A triangle with sides 15, 36, and 39
What is a right triangle
400
Find the hypotenuse, c, when a = 15 and b = 20
What is 25
400

A telephone pole is 48 feet tall.  It has a 73-foot support wire that goes down to the ground some distance from the bottom of the pole.  How many feet from the bottom of the pole is the wire connected to the ground?

61.5 feet

500
When was Pythagorean Theorem discovered? (you can use your device to google this answer)
What is 580 BC - 500 BC
500
What is the negative square root of 20 to the nearest tenth?
What is -4.5
500
A triangle with sides 1.5, 2.5, and 4.0
What is NOT a right triangle
500
If the hypotenuse is twice "a" and "a" is 7 what is b
What is 12
500
Rachel bought a rug for her apartment. The rug is 11 feet long and 9 feet wide. Find the diagonal length of the rug. *Write your answer in the context of the problem
What is 14.2 feet
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