Vocabulary
What are the sides of the triangle next to the right angle?
Legs
When a=3 and c=5, then b= ____.
4
When one leg=3 and the other leg=4, then the hypotenuse= ___.
5
Letters "a" and "b" are used to represent which part of a right triangle?
leg
Estimate the square root of 2
about 1.4 ish
What is the side of the triangle called that is across from the right angle?
Hypotenuse
When b=6 and c=10, then a= ____.
8
When one leg=3 and the other leg=5 then the hypotenuse= ____.
the square root of 34
The letter in the formula that stands for the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle
"c"
Estimate the square root of 13
about 3.6 ish
What is the formula for the Pythagorean Theorem?
a2+b2=c2
If one leg is 5 and the hypotenuse is 13, what is the other leg?
12
When a=6 and the b=7 then c= ____.
the square root of 85
What do we call multiplying a number by itself?
squaring a number
Estimate the square root of 27
about 5.2 ish
What is the name of the philosopher who is given credit for discovering the theorem we have been learning about?
Pythagoras
If a=7 and c=25 then b= ___.
24
If a=10 and b=9, find c.
the square root of 181
The side that always has the longest length in a right triangle
the hypotenuse
Estimate the square root of 68
about 8.2 ish
What is the only type of triangle that works with the Pythagorean Theorem?
Right Triangle
When one leg is 21 and the hypotenuse is 35, then the other leg is...
28
Jim stands 15 feet south of Amy. Dan stands 22 feet east of Jim. What is the distance between Amy and Dan?
the square root of 709 feet
The operation we used to "get rid" of something squared.
Take the square root
Estimate the square root of 217
about 14.7 ish