Vocabulary
The sides of the triangle next to the right angle.
What are legs?
When one leg=3 and the hypotenuse=5 then the other leg=_____
What is 4?
When one leg=3 and the other leg=4 then the hypotenuse=_____
What is 5?
Letters "a" and "b" are used to represent this part of a right triangle.
What is the leg?
The relationship of the hypotenuse squared to the sum of the squares of the legs of an acute triangle.
What is c2<a2+b2 ?
The side of the triangle across from the right angle.
What is the Hypotenuse?
When one leg=6 and the hypotenuse=10 then the other leg=_____
What is 8?
When one leg=3 and the other leg=5 then the hypotenuse=_____
What is the square root of 34?
The letter in the formula that stands for the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle.
What is "c?"
The relationship of the hypotenuse squared to the sum of the squares of the legs in an obtuse triangle.
What is c2>a2+b2 ?
The formula for the Pythagorean Theorem.
What is a^2+b^2=c^2
When one leg=5 and the hypotenuse=13 then the other leg=______
What is 12?
When one leg=6 and the other leg=7 then the hypotenuse=_____
What is the square root of 85?
Multiplying a number by itself.
What is squaring a number?
The spelling of the theorem we have been talking about.
What is p-y-t-h-a-g-o-r-e-a-n.
When all three sides of a right triangle are whole numbers.
What is a Pythagorean Triple?
When one leg=7 and the hypotenuse=25 then the other leg=_____
What is 24?
When one leg=10 and the other leg=9 then the hypotenuse=_____
What is the square root of 181?
The side that always has the longest length in a right triangle.
What is the hypotenuse?
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 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?
When one leg=15 and the other leg=22 then the hypotenuse=_____
What is the square root of 709?
The operation we used to "get rid" of something squared.
What is taking 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. This is the length of the ladder.
What is 20 feet?