Vocabulary
What are the sides of the triangle next to the right angle?
Legs
When one leg=3 and the hypotenuse=5 then the other leg=?
What is 4?
Letters "a" and "b" are used to represent which part of a right triangle?
leg
The shape we can use to help prove or understand the Pythagorean theorem
What is square?
What is the side of the triangle across from the right angle? (*Side c)
Hypotenuse
When one leg=6 and the hypotenuse=10 then the other leg=?
What is 8?
The letter in the formula that stands for the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle
What is "c?"
When one leg=70 and the hypotenuse=74 then the other leg=?
24
What is the formula for the Pythagorean Theorem?
What is a2+b2=c2
When one leg=5 and the hypotenuse=13 then the other leg=?
What is 12?
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
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?
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 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. What is the length of the ladder?
20 feet