Solving for C
Right Triangle or Not
Solving for B
History of the Pythagorean Theorem
Grab bag!
100
When solving for c, you are solving for the...What is the hypotenuse
100
If you know the 3 side lengths of a triangle, how do you prove that it is a right triangle?
What is if a^2+b^2=c^2
100
Side lengths 4 units and 6 units are both examples of these.
What are side lengths
100
True or False: The Pythagorean theorem was known long before Pythagoras, but he may have been the first to prove it.
What is true
100
This is the formula for the Pythagorean Theorem.
What is a^2+b^2=c^2
200
The hypotenuse is directly across from this type of angle on the triangle.
What is the right angle
200
True of False: Without using an equation or right angle marker, you can ALWAYS know if a triangle is a right triangle.
What is False
200
Both side lengths touch this angle
What is the right angle
200
After receiving his diploma from the Wizard, this character recited the following incorrect and mangled version of the Pythagorean Theorem in the Wizard of Oz:
"The sum of the square roots of any two sides of an isosceles triangle is equal to the square root of the remaining side. Oh, joy! Oh, rapture! I've got a brain!"
Who is the Scarecrow
200
This is the street address of Cambridge Street Upper School
What is 158 Spring St.
300
a=7 b=2 c=?
Round to the nearest tenth
What is c=7.3
300
a=6 b=3 c=
sqrt (45)
Is this a right triangle?What is yes
300
a=9 b=? c=12
Round to the nearest tenth
What is 7.9
300
The Pythagorean Theorem was proved more or less than 2018 years ago?
What is more than 2018 years ago (500 BC)
300
The former football player who is current receiving his Ph.D. at MIT
Who is John Urshel
400
a=21 b=2 c=?
Round to the nearest tenth
What is 21.1
400
True or False: This triangle is a right triangle: a=3 b=10 c=12
What is false
400
a=4 b=? c=5
What is 3
400
True or False
There is evidence that ancient Greeks used the Pythagorean theorem to create buildings with right angles.
What is False
(There is not evidence, but it is very likely that they knew how to use the Pythagorean theorem.)
400
This is what ASMR stands for
What is Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response
500
a=24 b=31 c=?
Round to the nearest tenth
What is 39.2
500
a=34 b=56 c = approx. 65.5
True or False
What is true
500
a= 13 b=? c=10. Round to the nearest tenth.
What is 8.3
500
This is one of many consequences of Pythagorean Theorem
What is The Wheel of Theodorus
500
According to one legend, Hippasus of Metapontum (ca. 470 B.C.) was __________ for making known the existence of irrational numbers.
What is drowned at sea