A ladder reaching 4 ft leans against a 3 ft tree. What is the distance between the base of the tree to the base of the ladder?
2.64
100
2 squared
4
100
Who was the mathematician whose first name started with an E and was influenced by Pythagoras? Hint: He invented geometry.
Euclid
100
5.4 x 10 to the power of 1
54
100
Who was Pythagoras?
A famous mathematician who invented the Pythagorean theorem.
200
Route A extends 5 km north, and Route B extends 18 km east. What is the distance of the diagonal between these 2 routes.
18.68
200
5 squared
25
200
Pythagoras is known as Pythagoras of _______
Samos
200
1.87 x 10 to the power of negative 1
0.187
200
How old was Pythagoras when he died?
75
300
Nikhil gives you the diagonal and one leg of a right triangle. The diagonal is 180, and the leg is 90. What is the measurement of the leg? round to the nearest whole number.
156
300
2 squared plus 8 squared
68
300
Pythagoras had an interest in math, music, and _________
Astronomy
300
1876 x 10 to the power of 5
187600000
300
Name one of Pythagoras's companions.
Socrates, Plato, etc....
400
Name 3 pythagorean triples
Possible ans: 3,4,5 5,12,13 8,15,17
400
15 squared - 14 squared
5.39
400
This is the subject that Pythagoras and Euclid worked on together.