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
What is a Pythagorean Triple or Triplet?
Three whole numbers which fit the equation
. For example, 32 + 42 = 52
What is the side of the triangle across from the right angle? (*Side c)
Hypotenuse
Pythagoras' theorem only works for what type of triangle?
What is a right triangle.
What is the formula for the Pythagorean Theorem?
What is a^2+b^2=c^2
What do we call multiplying a number by itself?
squaring a number
What is the name of the guy who is given credit for discovering the theorem we have been learning about?
Pythagoras
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?
The operation we use to "undo" or find the inverse of something squared.
What is finding the square root?
Roofers need to know how long of a ladder they need. The roof is 16 feet high and the bottom of the ladder will be placed 12 feet from the building. What is the length of the ladder?
20 feet