Math Jeopardy

Pythagorean Theorem

100

What letters stand for the legs of the triangle?

A, B

200

What letter in the formula stands for the length of the triangle?

C

300

If one leg = 3, and the other leg = 4, then what is the hypotenuse?

5

400

Which side always has the longest length in a triangle?

Hypotenuse

500

The operation we use to "get rid" of something squared?

Take the square root

Rational Numbers

100

What is the fraction that is equivalent to -1.5 =??

-3/2

200

3.15+2.25=??

5.40

300

8/11 - 3/11 = ??

5/11

400

5(1/3) = ??

1 and 2/3

500

1/4 divided by 3/8 = ??

2/3

Irrational Numbers

100

Do irrational numbers terminate?

No

200

True/False: Irrational numbers are not useful because we cannot write them as fractions. 

False

300

Which of the following is an irrational number? A. 0.9999... B. 3/5 C. -7 D. 3.928374...?

D

400

Is this number irrational? 6.7344...

Yes

500

Explain why 5.671038475... is an irrational number?

It is a nonterminating decimal that does not have a pattern, so it cannot be written as a fraction.

Scientific Notations

100

Covert to Scientific Notation: 234,000

2.34*10⁵

200

Convert to Scientific Notation: 25,360

2.536*10⁴

300

Convert to Scientific Notation: 8,000,000

8*10⁶

400

Convert to Scientific Notation: 734,239

7.32439*10⁵

500

Convert to Scientific Notation: 45,300

4.53*10⁴

Exponents

100

What does it mean if a number is squared?

Multiply that number by itself once.

200

What does it mean if a number is cubed?

Multiply that number by itself twice.

300

4³+5⁴=??

689

400

x²*x³=??

x⁵

500

x*x²=??

x³