Vocabulary
Solving for legs
Solving for Hypotenuse
Pieces of the Formula
Coordinate plane practice
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 shortest distance between the following two coordinates? (0,0) and (0,4)

4 units

does not form a right triangle due to having no slope :( 

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

What is the shortest distance between the following two coordinates: (2,3) and (5,7) Round answer to the nearest tenth.

5 units (3 squared+ 4 squared=25 which is a perfect square)

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 shortest distance between the following two coordinates: (-1,3) and (3,7) Round answer to the nearest tenth.

5.7 units (square root of 32)

400

What is the name of the guy who is given credit for discovering the theorem we have been learning about?

Pythagoras

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

What is the shortest distance between the following two coordinates: (-2,3) and (5,-6) Round answer to the nearest tenth.

10.6 units (square root of 113=49+64)

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
The operation we used to "get rid" of something squared.
What is taking the square root?
500

What is the shortest distance between the following two coordinates: (-4.5,-3.5) and (5.5,-6.5) Round answer to the nearest tenth.

10.4 units (square root of 109=100+9)

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