Vocabulary
These are often known as the two shorter sides of a right triangle.
legs
This is the measure of the missing leg when one leg=3 and the hypotenuse=5.
4
This is the measure of the hypotenuse when leg=3 and the other leg=4.
5
These are often represented by the letters "a" and "b" when naming sides of a right triangle.
legs
This is is Cruella's last name in the movie 101 Dalmatians and the newly released Cruella.
De Vil
This is the longest side of a right triangle.
hypotenuse
This is the measure of the missing leg when one leg=6 and the hypotenuse=10.
8
This is the measure of the hypotenuse one leg=3 and the other leg=5.
34
This is the letter in the pythagorean theorem that stands for the length of the hypotenuse.
"c"
He was the wise Baboon in the Lion King that was known for beating up hyenas with a walking staff.
Rafiki
This is the formula for the Pythagorean Theorem
a2+b2=c2
This is the measure of the missing leg when one leg=5 and the hypotenuse=13.
12
This is the measure of the hypotenuse one leg=6 and the other leg=7.
What is the square root of 85?
This is a term used when describing a number being multiplied by itself.
squared
She was the princess in the movie The Princess and the Frog.
Tiana
The man who is credited for creating a theorem to solve for the sides of right triangles.
Pythagoras
This is the measure of the missing leg when one leg=7 and the hypotenuse=25.
24
This is the measure of the hypotenuse one leg=10 and the other leg=9.
181
This is the side that always has the longest length in a right triangle.
hypotenuse
He was Andy's neighbor in the movie Toy Story
Sid
This is the only type of triangle that the Pythagorean Theorem works on.
right-angled triangle
This is the measure of the missing leg when one leg=21 and the hypotenuse=35.
28
This is the measure of the hypotenuse one leg=15 and the other leg=22.
709
This is the operation we use to cancel out an exponent of 2.
square root
He sang the song "Shiny" in the movie Moana.
Tamatoa