What are the sides of the triangle next to the right angle?
Legs
Letters "a" and "b" are used to represent which part of a right triangle?
leg
The sum of the _______ of the ______ on a right triangle equals the _______ of the ________.
Word Bank:
Pythagorean theorem, triangle, side length, square (area), squares (areas), hypotenuse, legs
The sum of the squares of the legs on a right triangle equals the square of the hypotenuse.
What is the side of the triangle across from the right angle? (*Side c)
Hypotenuse
Travis drew a right triangle. He labeled the legs m and n. He labeled the hypotenuse o. Using the same variables that Travis used, write a statement (equation) that is true about the right triangle.
m2 + n2 = o2
What is the formula for the Pythagorean Theorem?
What is a2+b2=c2 ?
What do we call multiplying a number by itself?
squaring a number
Which side lengths will form a right triangle?
Hint: You must apply the Pythagorean Theorem to each set of numbers to determine this
2,3,4
4,5,6
30,40,50
10,20,30
30, 40, 50
What is the name of the guy who is given credit for discovering the theorem we have been learning about?
Pythagoras
A rectangle has side lengths of 6 and 8. If the rectangle is cut diagonally, what is the length of the diagonal line?
10
What is the only type of triangle that works with the Pythagorean Theorem. (Or a triangle with an angle measuring 90 degrees)
Right Triangle
When one leg=21 and the hypotenuse=35 then the other leg=?
What is 28?
A rectangle has side lengths of 15 and 10.75. If the rectangle is cut diagonally, what is the length of the diagonal line?
18.454
Ms. Lawrence has a garden that is shaped like a right triangle. The shorter sides of the garden are 12 feet and 16 feet. What is the perimeter of her garden?
48 feet