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Vocabulary
Solving for legs
Solving for Hypotenuse
Pieces of the Formula
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
Explain what a, b and c mean

legs and hypotenuse

100

The shape we can use to help prove or understand the Pythagorean theorem

What is square?

200

What is the side of the triangle across from the right angle? Spelling counts

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=?

5.8

200

The letter in the formula that stands for the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle

What is "c?"

200

T or F

a=13

b=15

c= 28

False

300

What is the only type of triangle that works with the Pythagorean Theorem.

Right 

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=?

9.2

300

What do we call multiplying a number by itself?

squaring a number

300

T or F

a= 7

b=24

c= 25

True

400

What is the formula for the Pythagorean Theorem?

I WILL be picky

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

400

A 14 foot pole-vault is leaning up against the wall. It is 4 feet away from the wall. What is the length of where the pole is touching the wall from the ground?

13.4 feet

400

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

13.5

400

The spelling of the theorem we have been talking about.

p-y-t-h-a-g-o-r-e-a-n.

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

Pythagoras

500

The perimeter of Andy's room is 20 feet. The perimeter of Charlies room is 52 feet. What is the side length of Brad's room?

12 feet

500

The area of Brad's room is 144 ft sq. The area of Andy's room is 256 ft sq. What is the area of Charlie's room 

400 sq ft. 

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