Vocabulary
What are the sides of the triangle next to the right angle?
Legs of the triangle
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 triangle has side lengths of 3, 4 and 5, is it a right-angled triangle?
Yes
What is the side of the triangle across from the right angle?
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=?
square root of 34
A triangle has side lengths of 6, 7 and 10, is it a right-angled triangle?
no
What is the Pythagorean Theorem
a^2+b^2=c^2
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=?
square root of 85
A triangle has side lengths of 9, 29 and 49, is it a right-angled triangle?
no
What is the name of the guy who discovered the theorem we have been learning about?
Pythagoras
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=?
square root of 181
A triangle has side lengths of 17, 8 and 15, is it a right-angled triangle?
Yes
What is the only type of triangle that works with the Pythagorean Theorem
Right-angled triangle
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=?
square root of 709
A triangle has side lengths of 55, 73 and 48, is it a right-angled triangle?
yes