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Vocabulary
Square Roots
Is it a Right Triangle
Solve for the missing leg/hyp.
Word Problems
100
What is the formula for Pythagorean Theorem?
What is a^2+b^2 = c^2
100
What is the square root of 49 to the nearest tenth
What is 7
100
A triangle with sides that are 6, 8, and 10
What is a right triangle
100
Find the hypotenuse, c, when a = 3 and b = 4
What is 5
100
John leaves school to go home. He walks 6 blocks North and then 8 blocks west. How far is John from the school? *Write your answer in the context of the problem
What is 10 blocks
200
What is the opposite side to the right angle in a triangle called?
What is hypotenuse
200

What is the square root of 64?

What is 8.

200
A triangle with sides 7, 9, and 11
What is NOT a right triangle
200
Find a if b = 5 and c = 10?
What is 9
200
Find the height of a tree if there is a ladder leaning against it that is 10 feet tall and it is 5 feet away from the base of the tree. *Write your answer in the context of the problem
What is 8.7 feet
300
Either of the sides in a right triangle opposite an acute angle is called?
What is a leg
300

What is the square root of 625?

What is 25.

300

Is 3 4 5 a Pythagorean Triple?

What is YES!

300
Find the hypotenuse, c, when a = 8 and b = 15
What is 17
300
Joshua won a laptop in a school raffle. The laptop screen measures 10 inches in height and 24 inches in width. Find the diagonal length of the laptop screen. *Write your answer in the context of the problem
What is 26 inches
400
Who was the person who came up with the Pythagorean Theorem?
Who is Pythagoras
400
What is the square root of 400 to the nearest tenth
What is 20
400
A triangle with sides 15, 36, and 39
What is a right triangle
400
Find the hypotenuse, c, when a = 15 and b = 20
What is 25
400
A ladder 13 m long is placed on the ground in such a way that it touches the top of a vertical wall 12 m high. Find the distance of the foot of the ladder from the bottom of the wall. *Write your answer in the context of the problem
What is 5 meters
500

When can you use the Pythagorean Theorem?

For a right angle (90 degree) triangle

500

What is two numbers would the square root of 30 be between?

What are 5 and 6.

500

A triangle with sides 1.5, 2.5, and 4.0

What is NOT a right triangle

500
If the hypotenuse is twice "a" and "a" is 7 what is b
What is 12
500
Rachel bought a rug for her apartment. The rug is 11 feet long and 9 feet wide. Find the diagonal length of the rug. *Write your answer in the context of the problem
What is 14.2 feet