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Vocabulary
Solving for legs
Solving for Hypotenuse
Pieces of the Formula
Distance Formula
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The only type of triangle that works with the Pythagorean Theorem. (Or a triangle with an angle measuring 90 degrees)

What is a right triangle?

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 letter in the formula that stands for the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle
What is "c?"
100

The distance formula

What is d=square root of (x2-x1)2+(y2-y1)2?

200

The side of the triangle across from the right angle (*Side c)

What is the 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 5.83?

200

Letters "a" and "b" are used to represent which part of a right triangle?

What is the leg or side?

200
x2 in the following coordinates (2,3) (-4,5)

What is -4?

300

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 9.22?

300

What do we call multiplying a number by itself?

What is squaring a number?

300

y1 in the following coordinates (2,3) (-4,5)

What is 3?

400

The sides of the triangle next to the right angle

What are legs?

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 13.45?

400
The side that always has the longest length in a right triangle
What is the hypotenuse?
400

The distance between the two coordinates (2,3) (-4,5)

What is 6.32?

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

Who is Pythagoras?

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 26.63?

500
The operation we used to "get rid" of something squared.
What is taking the square root?
500

The distance between the following points (-7,2) (9,-1)

What is 16.28?