Vocabulary
What are the sides of the triangle next to the right angle?
Legs
Find the distance between Point A (2, 3) and Point B (6, 6)
Nearest tenth, if needed.
5
Two joggers run 8 miles north and the 5 miles west. What is the shortest distance they must travel to return to their starting point? Nearest tenth.
9.4
What is the side of the triangle across from the right angle? (*Side c)
Hypotenuse
When one leg=3 and the other leg=5 then the hypotenuse=?
5.8
Find the distance between Point A (10, 12) and Point B (4, 4)
Nearest tenth, if needed.
10
The ladder for a slide is 20 ft tall. From the base of the slide to the base of the ladder it is 15 ft. What is the length of the slide?
25
What is the formula for the Pythagorean Theorem?
What is a^2+b^2=c^2
When one leg=6 and the other leg=7 then the hypotenuse=?
9.2
Find the distance between Point A (1, 1) and Point B (2, 4)
Nearest tenth, if needed.
3.2
Best Buy is selling 60 inch TVs. This measurement is the diagonal distance across the screen. If the screen measures 48 inches wide, what is the height of the screen?
36
What is the name of the guy who is given credit for discovering the theorem we have been learning about?
Pythagoras
When one leg=10 and the other leg=9 then the hypotenuse=?
13.5
Find the distance between Point A (-2, 0) and Point B (-5, -7)
Nearest tenth, if needed.
7.6
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?
When one leg=15 and the other leg=22 then the hypotenuse=?
26.6
Find the distance between Point A (1, 1) and Point B (2, -4)
Nearest tenth, if needed.
5.1
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