PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM
SQUARES and SQUARE ROOTS (No Calculator)
FIND THE MISSING SIDE
Random Maths Questions
Riddle
100
What is the Pythagorean Theorem?
c2 = a2 + b2
100
What is 4 squared?
16
100
a=10, b=24, c=?
c = 26
100
Calculate: 2+3
5
100
What has to be broken before using it?
Egg
200
Which side of the right triangle is the longest - a, b, or c?
C
200
What is the square root of 49
7
200
a2 + b2 = 36, c = ?
6
200
Calculate, without using a calculator: 1/2
0.5
200
What has hands but cannot clap?
A clock
300
What is the name of the side opposite the right angle?
HYPOTENUSE
300
What is the square root of 169
13
300
What is the length of x?
45cm
300
Calculate: 15 x 4 =
60
300
What gets wet when drying?
A towel
400
What types of triangles does the Pythagorean Theorem work with?
RIGHT TRIANGLES ONLY
400
What is 12 squared
144
400
a= ? , b=35, c=37
a=12
400
C
400
What has many keys but cannot open any door?
A piano
500
Draw and label a triangle with the measurements 3, 4, and 5.
SHORT SIDES = 3, 4 HYPOTENUSE = 5
500
What is 202
400
500
If the two shorter sides of a right triangle are 4, what is the length of the third side, to the nearest tenth?
5.7
500
Solve for x: 10/x = 2
5
500
What has a Head and a Tail but not a Body?
A coin