Vocabulary
Solving for legs
Solving for Hypotenuse
Pieces of the Formula
Miscellanous
100

Describe what the legs of a triangle are

What are the sides of the triangle next to the right angle?

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
A letter in the formula that stands for the length of one leg of a right triangle
What is "a" or "b"?
100

The figure we can use to help prove or understand the pythagorean theorem

What are squares?

200
Hypotenuse of a triangle
What is the side of the triangle across from the right angle?
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

about 5.83

200
The letter in the formula that stands for the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle
What is "c?"
200
The only type of triangle you can use the pythagorean theorem on.
What is a right triangle.
300

Statement of the Pythagorean Theorem

What is a2+b2=c2

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?

about 9.21

300
The symbol we use to represent multiplying a number by itself.
What is "n²"
300
The spelling of the theorem we have been talking about.
What is p-y-t-h-a-g-o-r-e-a-n.
400

Pythagoras

What is the name of the person who taught a group of students that went on to discover the theorem.

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?

about 13.45

400
The side that always has the longest length in a right triangle
What is the hypotenuse?
400
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.
What is 15 feet?
500

Right Triangle

What is the only type of triangle that works with the Pythagorean Theorem. (Or a triangle with an angle measuring 90 degrees)

500

When one leg=9 and the hypotenuse=12 then the other leg=?

What is sqrt(63)?

or about 7.94

500

When one leg=15 and the other leg=22 then the hypotenuse=?

What is the square root of 709?

about 26.63

500
The operation we used to "get rid" of something squared.
What is taking the square root?
500
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.
What is 20 feet?
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