Vocabulary
Solving for legs
Solving for Hypotenuse
Pieces of the Formula
Word Problems
100
Legs of a triangle
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
16 inches
An envelope is 12 inches wide, and it measures 20 inches along the diagonal. How tall is the envelope?
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
200
The letter in the formula that stands for the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle
What is "c?"
200
A hummingbird's nest is 5 meters high in a tree and a flower is on the ground 12 meters away from the base of the tree. How far will the hummingbird need to fly to get from its nest to the flower?
13 meters
300
Statement of the Pythagorean Theorem
What is a^2+b^2=c^2
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?
300
The symbol we use to represent multiplying a number by itself.
What is "n²"
300
Kevin is about to ride a straight water slide. The length of the water slide itself is 17 meters. The splash pool at the end of the slide is 15 meters away from the base of the tower that leads up to the launching platform. How high is the launching platform?
8 meters
400
10 inches
The three sides of a right triangle are 10 inches, 6 inches and 8 inches. Which side would be the hypotenuse?
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?
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 15?
500
When one leg=15 and the other leg=22 then the hypotenuse=?
What is the square root of 709?
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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