Vocabulary
What are the sides of the triangle next to the right angle?
Legs
When one leg=3 and the hypotenuse=5 then the other leg=?
4
When one leg=3 and the other leg=4 then the hypotenuse=?
5
Letters "a" and "b" are used to represent which part of a right triangle?
leg
If c^2 = a^2 + b^2 what type of triangle do you have?
Right
What is the side of the triangle across from the right angle?
Hypotenuse
When one leg=6 and the hypotenuse=10 then the other leg=?
8
When one leg=3 and the other leg=5 then the hypotenuse=?
square root of 34
The letter in the formula that stands for the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle
c
If you get c^2 > a^2 + b^2, what type of triangle do you have?
Obtuse
What is the room we are in?
E209
When one leg=5 and the hypotenuse=13 then the other leg=?
12
When one leg=6 and the other leg=7 then the hypotenuse=?
square root of 85
What is the pythagorean theorem?
c^2 = a^2 + b^2
Do Side Lengths 16, 25, 3 make a triangle?
NO
What school does Ms.H go to?
NIU
When one leg=7 and the hypotenuse=25 then the other leg=?
24
When one leg=10 and the other leg=9 then the hypotenuse=?
square root of 181
The side that always has the longest length in a right triangle
hypotenuse
Do Side lengths 29, 21, 20 make a triangle?
Yes
What type of triangle do we use the Pythagorean theorem on?
Right Triangle
When one leg=21 and the hypotenuse=35 then the other leg=?
28
When one leg=15 and the other leg=22 then the hypotenuse=?
square root of 709
The operation we used to "get rid" of something squared.
square root
Check if sides 7, 4, 8, make a triangle, and if so, what type of triangle.
Yes, Obtuse