What is the Pythagorean Theorem?
c2 = a2 + b2
What is 12 squared?
144
a=10, b=24, c=?
c = 26
Calculate, without using a calculator: 52 - 22
21
Round to 2 d.p
3.1789
3.18
Which side of the right triangle is the longest - a, b, or c?
C
What is the square root of 49
7
a2 + b2 = 36, c = ?
6
Bonus: What are two defining features of the HYPOTENUSE?
1. Longest Side of a triangle
2. Opposite the right-angle
Round to 1 dp.
2.4556
2.5
What is the square root of 169
13
What is the length of x?
45cm
Draw and label a right-angled triangle with the measurements 41, 9, and 40.
Shorter sides are 9 and 40
Hypotenuse is 41
Round to 3 decimal places.
145.325477
145.325
What types of triangles does the Pythagorean Theorem work with?
RIGHT TRIANGLES ONLY
What is 202
400
a= ? , b=35, c=37
a=12
Solve for c; 82+152=c2
c=17
Round to 4 decimal places.
35.32899
Is Pythagoras a Roman Mathematician or Greek Mathematician?
Greek
What is 4 cubed?
If the two shorter sides of a right triangle are 4, what is the length of the third side, to one decimal place?
5.7
Solve for a; a2 + 552 = 732
a=48
Round to 2 decimal places.
31.999
32.00