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
7.2
What is the side of the triangle across from the right angle? (*Side c)
Hypotenuse
is this a right triangle?
yes
82+152= 172
64+225=289
289= 289
yes
What is the formula for the Pythagorean Theorem?
What is a^2+b^2=c^2
What do we call multiplying a number by itself?
squaring a number
is this a right trianlge?
N0
The only type of triangle you can use the pythagorean theorem on.
What is a right triangle.
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?
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