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What is the Pythagorean Theorem formula?

What is a2+b2=c2

100

What is the name of the longest side of a right triangle?

What is the hypotenuse?

100

If a right triangle has legs of 6 and 8, what is the hypotenuse?

What is 10

100

A 5 ft ladder leans against a wall. The base is 3 ft from the wall. How high up does it reach?

What is 4ft

100

The Pythagorean Theorem shows a relationship between the ___ of the sides.

What is squares

300

In the formula 𝑎2+𝑏2=𝑐2, what does “c” represent?

What is The Hypotenuse

300

 What kind of triangle does the Pythagorean Theorem apply to? 

What is a right triangle

300

If one leg is 5 and the hypotenuse is 13, what is the other leg?

What is 12

300

You walk 6 blocks north and 8 blocks east. How far are you from your starting point?

What is 10 blocks

300

If a triangle has sides 7, 24, and 25, does it follow the Pythagorean Theorem?

What is Yes

500

True or False: The Pythagorean Theorem only works for right triangles.

What is True

500

How many degrees are in a right angle?

What is 90 

500

A triangle has sides 9 and 12. What is the length of the hypotenuse?

What is 15

500

A ramp is 15 ft long and 12 ft high. How far is the base of the ramp from the wall?

What is 9ft

500

A triangle has sides 10, 6, and 8. Is it a right triangle?

What is Yes

700

 If 𝑎=3 and 𝑏=4, what is 𝑐2?

What is 25?

700

What are the 2 shorter legs of the triangle called

What are the legs

700

If the hypotenuse is 17 and one leg is 8, find the other leg.

What is 15

700

A rectangular TV screen is 40 inches wide and 30 inches tall. What is the diagonal length?

What is 50 Inches

700

If a2+b2=c2 is not true, what can we say about the triangle?

What is it is not a right triangle

900

 Rewrite the Pythagorean Theorem to solve for a. 

What is a= the square root of c2 - b2?

900

True or False, the legs are always longer than the hypotenuse?

What is False

900

A triangle has a hypotenuse of 26 and one leg of 24. Find the other leg.

What is 10

900

A kite string is 25 ft long and the kite is 20 ft above the ground. How far is the person holding it from the base of the kite?

What is 15ft

900

What type of number is always found when squaring a real number?

What is a positive number