Find the hypotenuse
In the Pythagorean theorem, which letter is always the hypotenuse?
c
How do you know if 3 number make a Pythagorean triple?
What letters are always the legs in the Pythagorean theorem?
a and b
The legs of a right triangle measure 8 cm and 15 cm. What is the length of the hypotenuse of the triangle rounded to the nearest centimeter?
17 cm
Which set of integers is a Pythagorean triple?
A) 6,8,10 B) 8,11,14 C) 10,12,14 D) 12,17,22
A!!
A 13-foot ladder leaning against a building
meets the side of the building exactly
12 feet above the ground. How far from
the building is the base of the ladder
rounded to the nearest foot?
5 feet
What is the distance between the points
(5, 13) and (–8, –9) on a coordinate plane
rounded to the nearest tenth of a unit?
25.6 units
What finishes this Pythagorean triple, if the legs are 3 and 4?
5
After squaring the leg and the hypotenuse, what is the next step to get the missing leg by itself?
Subtract the leg from both sides to get the missing leg by itself
What is the distance between the points
(−5, −4) and (3, −3) on a coordinate plane?
sqrt of 65
Which set of integers is a Pythagorean triple?
A) 16, 20, 24 B) 8, 10, 17 C) 7, 11, 15 D) 5, 12, 13
D!!
A leg of a right triangle measures 63 yards, and the hypotenuse measures 65 yards. What is the length of the other leg of the triangle rounded to the nearest hundredth yard?
16
Benito and Tamika start at the same point.
Benito walks 1.5 miles north in a straight
path. Tamika walks 2 miles east in a straight
path. How many miles apart are they at the
end of their walks rounded to the nearest
tenth of a mile?
2.5 miles
What finishes this Pythagorean triple, if one leg is 24 and the hypotenuse is 25?
7
There is a building that is 40 feet tall. There is a tree that is 9 feet away from the bottom of the building. How far is it from the bottom of the tree, to the top of the building?
41 feet