Squares
4^2
16
sqrt(100)
10
The longest side of a right-angled triangle
Hypotenuse
The length of the hypotenuse in a right-angled triangle with short sides of 3 metres and 4 metres.
5 metres
It lies in a pram and wobbles
A jelly baby
10^2
100
sqrt(36)
6
The size of the largest angle in a right-angled triangle
900
The length of the hypotenuse in a right-angled triangle with short sides of 6 metres and 8 metres
10 metres
Why the scarecrow won a prize
He was out standing in his field
1^2
1
sqrt(81)
9
3 numbers which satisfy Pythagoras' Theorem
Pythagorean Triad
The length of the hypotenuse in a right-angled triangle with short sides of 9 cm and 13 cm
15 cm
How rock stars stay cool
Sit next to their fans
3^2 + 4^2
25
sqrt(1)
1
A square root which does not have a whole number answer
Surd
The length of the hypotenuse in a right-angled triangle with short sides 1 and 1, answer as a surd
sqrt(2)
Its round and bad-tempered and round and bad-tempered.
A vicious circle
13^2
169
sqrt(400)
20
Pythagoras' country of birth
Greece
The length of the hypotenuse in a right-angled triangle with short sides of 4.5 metres and 3.1 metres
5.5 metres
What we call a deer with no eyes
No idea