Vocabulary
Square Roots
Is it a Right Triangle
Solve for the missing leg/hyp.
Word Problems
100

What is the name of a triangle that has one 90° angle?

The right triangle 


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

What is the formula for Pythagorean Theorem?

What is a^2+b^2 = c^2

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 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

How do you know if you can use the Pythagorean Theorem for a triangle? What must be true?

Right Triangle 

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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