Concepts
Square Roots
Vocabulary
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

What is a proportion

Two things that are the same but different sizes

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 or c

200
What is the square root of 63 to the nearest tenth place
What is 7.9
200

What is a equilateral triangle

All 3 sides are the same

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

The shorter sides of a right triangle are called?

a and b

300
What is the square root of 581 to the nearest tenth
What is 24.1
300

What is a scalene triangle

No sides are the same

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

What is an isosceles triangle

2 sides are the same

400
Find the hypotenuse, c, when a = 15 and b = 20
What is 25
400
A ladder 13 m long is placed on the ground in such a way that it touches the top of a vertical wall 12 m high. Find the distance of the foot of the ladder from the bottom of the wall. *Write your answer in the context of the problem
What is 5 meters
500

Why do we use the Pythagorean Theorem

To find the 3rd side of a triangle

500

What is the square root of 20 to the nearest tenth?

What is 4.5

500

Difference between an acute and obtuse angle

Acute is less than 90 degrees, obtuse is more

500

Find side b if the hypotenuse=10 and a=5

8.6

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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