Vocabulary
The name for the sides of the triangle adjacent to the right angle.
What are the Legs?
When a=3 and b=4 then the hypotenuse=?.
What is 5?
Construction workers are building a ramp. The ramp is 9 feet high and 12 feet long. This is the length of the slanted part of the ramp.
What is 15 feet?
The name for the side of the triangle across from the right angle.
What is the Hypotenuse?
The distance between (0,5) and (12,0).
What is 13 units?
The formula for the Pythagorean Theorem.
What is a2+b2=c2
True or False:
If an astronaut builds a triangular metal frame at the International Space Station with metal pipes of lengths 10, 23, and 33 it will form a right triangle.
What is false?
The name of the person who is given credit for discovering the theorem we have been learning about.
Who is Pythagoras?
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. This is the length of the ladder.
20 feet
The distance between (1,2) and (6,4).
What is the square root of 29?
The only type of triangle that works with the Pythagorean Theorem
What is a Right Triangle?
When one leg=21 and the hypotenuse=35 then the other leg=?
What is 28?
True or False:
If a farmer builds a pig pen with wood planks of lengths 39, 80, and 89 it will form a right triangle.
What is true?
A 52 foot ladder is set against the side of a house so that it reaches up 48 feet. Jevonte grabs the ladder at its base and pulls it 3 feet farther from the house, how far up the side of the house will the ladder reach now? (The answer is not 45 ft.) Round to the nearest tenth of a foot.
What is 46.6 ft?