distance formula
Hypothenous
word problem
leg
pythagorean history
100
(−2, 3), (−7, −7) find the distance between to pairs of points round yous answer to the nearest ten
11.2
100
62+82=x2
10
100
The length of Carly's rectangular living room is 4 meters and the distance between opposite corners is 5 meters. What is the width of Carly's living room?
3 meters
100
4.92+ x2 = 6.222
3.80
100
where did pitagoras born ?
Isla de Samos, Grecia
200
(2, −9), (−1, 4)
rounded up to the nearest ten
13.3
200
8.9 or 8.94
200
Three ballet dancers are positioned on stage. Duncan is straight behind Ashley and directly left of Ronald. If Ashley and Duncan are 6 feet apart, and Ronald and Ashley are 10 feet apart, what is the distance between Duncan and Ronald?
8 feet
200
82 + x2 = 102
6
200
when did pitagora died?
496 a. C.
300
(0, −2), (−5, −1)
find the distance between the two point
5.1
300
4.177 or 4.18
300
An envelope measures 12 centimeters by 9 centimeters. A pencil is placed in the envelope at a diagonal. What is the maximum possible length of the pencil?
15 centimeter
300
h2 + 42= 82
rounded up to the nearest 10
6.93
300
who did pythagoras married ?
Some historians say that Pythagoras was married to a woman named Theano
400
Name a point that is √2 away from (−1, 5).
(0, 6), (0, 4), (−2, 6), or (−2, 4)
400
62+62=h2
round it up to the nearest ten
8.49
400
In Millersburg, the library is due south of the courthouse and due west of the community swimming pool. If the distance between the library and the courthouse is 8 miles and the distance between the courthouse and the city pool is 17 miles, how far is the library from the community pool?
15 miles
400
leg = 30
hypotenuse =90
what is the missing value of x
round your value to the nearest ten
84.9
400
what school did pythagoras go to ?
In 520 BC, Pythagoras, now a free man, left Babylon and returned to Samos, and sometime later began a school called The Semicircle.
500
Name a point that is between 50 and 60 units away from (7, −2) and state the distance between the two points.
Many answers. Ex: (60, −2); 53 units
500
802+902= h2
120.4
500
Shane marched 3 m east and 6 m north. How far is he from his starting point?
6.71
500
What is the length of the missing leg?
17 by 17
15 by 15
8
500
when did pythagoras discover the pythagorean theorem ?
Although the theorem has long been associated with Greek mathematician-philosopher Pythagoras (c. 570–500/490 bce), it is actually far older.