Pythagorean Theorem Jeopardy!

Vocabulary

100

What are the sides of the triangle next to the right angle?

Legs

200

What is the side of the triangle across from the right angle? (*Side c)

Hypotenuse

300

What is the formula for the Pythagorean Theorem?

What is a^2+b^2=c^2

400

What is the name of the guy who is given credit for discovering the theorem we have been learning about?

Pythagoras

500

What is the only type of triangle that works with the Pythagorean Theorem. (Or a triangle with an angle measuring 90 degrees)

Right Triangle

Solving for legs

100

When one leg=3 and the hypotenuse=5 then the other leg=?

What is 4?

200

When one leg=6 and the hypotenuse=10 then the other leg=?

What is 8?

300

When one leg=5 and the hypotenuse=13 then the other leg=?

What is 12?

400

When one leg=7 and the hypotenuse=25 then the other leg=?

What is 24?

500

When one leg=21 and the hypotenuse=35 then the other leg=?

What is 28?

Solving for Hypotenuse

100

When one leg=3 and the other leg=4 then the hypotenuse=?

What is 5

200

When one leg=3 and the other leg=5 then the hypotenuse=?

What is the square root of 34

300

When one leg=6 and the other leg=7 then the hypotenuse=?

What is the square root of 85?

400

When one leg=10 and the other leg=9 then the hypotenuse=?

What is the square root of 181?

500

When one leg=15 and the other leg=22 then the hypotenuse=?

What is the square root of 709?

Squaring

100

5²=

What is 25?

200

8²=

What is 64?

300

10²=

What is 100?

400

12²=

What is 144?

500

20²=

What is 400?