Vocabulary
These are often known as the two shorter sides of a right triangle.
legs
This is the measure of the missing leg when one leg=3 and the hypotenuse=5.
4
This is the measure of the hypotenuse when leg=3 and the other leg=4.
5
These are often represented by the letters "a" and "b" when naming sides of a right triangle.
leg
Are the following pythagorean triples 6, 8 10?
Yes
This is the longest side of a right triangle.
hypotenuse
This is the measure of the missing leg when one leg=6 and the hypotenuse=10.
8
This is the measure of the hypotenuse one leg=3 and the other leg=5.
square root of 34
This is the letter in the pythagorean theorem that stands for the length of the hypotenuse.
"c"
A triangle shaped paper's height is 5 cm and width 12 cm. Find the hypotenuse of the paper.
13 cm
This is the formula for the Pythagorean Theorem
a2+b2=c2
This is the measure of the missing leg when one leg=5 and the hypotenuse=13.
12
This is the measure of the hypotenuse one leg=6 and the other leg=7.
square root of 85
This is a term used when describing a number being multiplied by itself.
squared
Jeff walked 9 feet west then 12 feet south. How far is he from his starting point?
13 feet
The man who is credited for creating a theorem to solve for the sides of right triangles.
Pythagoras
This is the measure of the missing leg when one leg=7 and the hypotenuse=25.
24
This is the measure of the hypotenuse one leg=10 and the other leg=9.
What is the square root of 181?
This is the side that always has the longest length in a right triangle.
hypotenuse
The bottom of a ladder must be placed 15 feet from a building. The ladder is 17 feet long. How far above the ground does the ladder touch the wall?
8 feet
This is the only type of triangle that the Pythagorean Theorem works on.
right triangle
This is the measure of the missing leg when one leg=21 and the hypotenuse=35.
28
This is the measure of the hypotenuse one leg=15 and the other leg=22.
square root of 709
This is the operation we use to cancel out an exponent of 2.
square root
A square is put together by two triangles. The hypotenuse is 11 cm and the width is 8 cm. Find the height of the triangle.
square root of 57