What are the sides of the triangle next to the right angle?
Legs
Letters "a" and "b" are used to represent which part of a right triangle?
leg
What is the side of the triangle across from the right angle? (the longest side)
Hypotenuse
If you were given side "a" and side "c", what would you need to do to get side "b" alone.
Subtract side "a" on both sides of the formula.
Is a triangle with the side lengths 20, 29, and 21 a triangle? Explain why.
Yes because a2 + b2 = c2
What is the formula for the Pythagorean Theorem?
What is a2+b2=c2
What do we call multiplying a number by itself?
squaring a number
What is the converse statement of "If a triangle is a right triangle, than a2 + b2 = c2?"
If a2+ b2 = c2 then the triangle is a right triangle.
What is the name of the guy who is given credit for discovering the theorem we have been learning about?
Pythagoras
The letter "c" represents this.
What is the hypotenuse?
What is the only type of triangle that works with the Pythagorean Theorem.
Right Triangle
When one leg=21 and the hypotenuse=35 then the other leg=?
What is 28?
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