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Vocabulary
Solving for legs
Solving for Hypotenuse
Right Triangle or Nah?
Miscellanous
100

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

Legs

100
When one leg=3 and the hypotenuse=5 then the other leg=?
What is 4?
100
When one leg=3 and the other leg=4 then the hypotenuse=?
What is 5
100
The operation we used to "get rid" of something squared.
What is taking the square root?
100

A triangle has side of 14 ft, 12 ft and 10 ft. What is the length of the hypotenuse?

14ft

200

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

Hypotenuse

200
When one leg=6 and the hypotenuse=10 then the other leg=?
What is 8?
200
When one leg=3 and the other leg=5 then the hypotenuse=?
What is the square root of 34
200

A triangle has side of 18 ft, 30 ft and 24 ft. Is this a right triangle?

Yes, The sum of the legs Squared = the hypotenuse squared

900=900 or 30=30

200

See Google Slide 200

14.9

300

What is the formula for the Pythagorean Theorem?

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

300
When one leg=5 and the hypotenuse=13 then the other leg=?
What is 12?
300
When one leg=6 and the other leg=7 then the hypotenuse=?
What is the square root of 85?
300

A triangle has side of 3 ft, 5 ft and 6 ft. Is this a right triangle?

No, The sum of the legs squared is not equal to the hypotenuse squared

300

See Google Slide #3

6 Miles

400

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

Right Triangle

400
When one leg=7 and the hypotenuse=25 then the other leg=?
What is 24?
400
When one leg=10 and the other leg=9 then the hypotenuse=?
What is the square root of 181?
400

A triangle has side of 4 ft, 4 ft and 5.7 ft. Is this a right triangle?

Yes, The sum of the legs Squared = the hypotenuse squared

400
Construction workers are building a ramp. The ramp is 9 feet high and 12 feet long. This is the length of the slanted part of the ramp.
What is 15 feet?
500

What do we call multiplying a number by itself?

squaring a number

500

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

What is 28?

500
When one leg=15 and the other leg=22 then the hypotenuse=?
What is the square root of 709?
500

A triangle has side of 3 ft, 6 ft and 6.9 ft. Is this a right triangle?

No, The sum of the legs squared  IS NOT EQUAL to the hypotenuse squared

500

Roofers need to know how long of a ladder they need. The roof is 16 feet high and the bottom of the ladder will be placed 12 feet from the building. What is the length of the ladder?

20 feet