Vocabulary
What are the vertical and horizontal sides of a triangle called?
The legs
When one leg=3 and the hypotenuse=5 then the other leg=?
4
When one leg=3 and the other leg=4 then the hypotenuse=?
5
A letter in the formula that stands for the length of one leg of a right triangle
"a" or "b"
The foot of a ladder is placed 6-feet from a wall. If the top of the ladder rests 8-feet up on the wall, how long is the ladder?
10 feet
What is the side of the triangle diagonal from the right angle called?
Hypotenuse
When one leg=6 and the hypotenuse=10 then the other leg=?
8
When one leg=3 and the other leg=5 then the hypotenuse=? (round to the nearest tenth)
5.8
The symbol we use to represent multiplying a number by itself.
²
A 17-meter piece of string is stretched from the top of a 15-meter flagpole to the ground. How far is the base of the flagpole from the end of the piece of string?
8 meters
What is the formula for the Pythagorean Theorem?
a2+b2=c2
When one leg=5 and the hypotenuse=13 then the other leg=?
12
When one leg=6 and the other leg=7 then the hypotenuse=?
9.2
The side that always has the longest length in a right triangle
The hypotenuse
Anna and Emily were at a park flying kites. Anna let out 50 feet of string and that the kite was directly over Emily. If Anna and Emily were 35 feet apart, how high is the kite in the air?
35.7 feet
What makes a right triangle, a right triangle?
A 90 degree angle
When one leg=7 and the hypotenuse=25 then the other leg=?
24
When one leg=10 and the other leg=9 then the hypotenuse=?
13.5
Does the following Lengths form a right triangle?
28, 35, 21
Yes
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.
15 feet
The operation we used to "get rid" of something squared.
Taking the square root
When one leg=9 and the hypotenuse=12 then the other leg=?
15
When one leg=15 and the other leg=22 then the hypotenuse=?
26.6
Does the following Lengths form a right triangle?
35, 26, 29
NO
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. This is the length of the ladder.
20 feet