Vocabulary
Solving for legs
Solving for Hypotenuse
Pieces of the Formula
Miscellanous
100

What are the sides of the triangle next to the right angle?

Legs

100
When one leg=3 and the hypotenuse=5 then the other leg=?
What is 4?
100
When one leg=3 and the other leg=4 then the hypotenuse=?
What is 5
100

Letters "a" and "b" are used to represent which part of a right triangle?

leg

100

What is the distance formula?

What is √(x2-x1)2+(y2-y1)2?

200

What is the side of the triangle across from the right angle? (*Side c)

Hypotenuse

200
When one leg=6 and the hypotenuse=10 then the other leg=?
What is 8?
200
When one leg=3 and the other leg=5 then the hypotenuse=?
What is the square root of 34
200
The letter in the formula that stands for the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle
What is "c?"
200
The only type of triangle you can use the pythagorean theorem on.
What is a right triangle.
300

What is the formula for the Pythagorean Theorem?

What is a^2+b^2=c^2

300
When one leg=5 and the hypotenuse=13 then the other leg=?
What is 12?
300
When one leg=6 and the other leg=7 then the hypotenuse=?
What is the square root of 85?
300

What do we call multiplying a number by itself?

squaring a number

300

What is the formula to find the sum of interior angles? 

What is (n-2)180?

400

What is the interior angle sum of a triangle? 

180 degrees

400
When one leg=7 and the hypotenuse=25 then the other leg=?
What is 24?
400
When one leg=10 and the other leg=9 then the hypotenuse=?
What is the square root of 181?
400
The side that always has the longest length in a right triangle
What is the hypotenuse?
400
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?
500

What is the only type of triangle that works with the Pythagorean Theorem. (Or a triangle with an angle measuring 90 degrees)

Right Triangle

500

When one leg=21 and the hypotenuse=35 then the other leg=?

What is 28?

500
When one leg=15 and the other leg=22 then the hypotenuse=?
What is the square root of 709?
500

What is the final step of the Pythagorean theorem? 

What is taking the square root of both sides?

500

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

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