Vocabulary
Find the Hypotenuse
Find the Unknown Leg
Word Problems
100

A number that produces a specified quantity when it is multiplied by itself.

Square Root

100

a = 7, and b = 8;

c is 

c ≈10.63

100

When a =10 and c =11, 

a is 

a ≈ 4.58 

100

The size of a laptop if it's screen measures 9 inches high and 11 inches wide.

c ≈ 14.21

200

A number that is the square of an integer

Perfect Square
200

a=5, and b = 12

c is

c ≈ 13.93

200

When b =12 and c =15, 

a is

a = 9
200

Justin just went down. He walks 4 feet to get from the end of the slide back to the ladder. Then he climbs 3 feet to the top of the slide again. 

The slide is...

5 feet
300

The name given to the side of the right triangle that connects the legs; the longest side of the triangle.

Hypotenuse

300

a=7, and b=24;

c is

c =25

300

When a=20 and c=25, 

b is

b = 15
300

Lafayette walks 6 jogs west to get from his house to school. After school, he jogs 8 miles north to his friend Alexander's house.

How far is Lafayette's house from Alexander's house (assume it's a straight line)

10 miles
400

The name given to the two sides of the right triangle that are adjacent to the right angle



Leg
400

a=18, and b =24;

c is

c = 30
400

The missing side of a right triangle if a=8 and c=13

b ≈ 7.94

400

Eli is standing 12 feet in front of Danielle. Lark is sitting 16 feet to Danielle's right. How far apart are Eli and Lark?


20 feet apart
500

The formula: a² + b² = c²

Pythagorean Theorem
500
a = 20, b = 25;


c is

c ≈ 32.02

500

The missing sides of a right isosceles triangle if c= 7.1

a = 5

b = 5

500

Ash is playing hide-and-seek with Brock and Misty. Brock is hiding 5 meters south of Ash, and Misty is hiding due east of Brock. If Ash is 13 meters from Misty, how far apart are Brock and Misty?

12 meters
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