Right, Acute, or Obtuse?

Front

What is a right triangle?

Back

A triangle where one angle measures 90 degrees.

Front

What is an acute triangle?

Back

A triangle where all angles are less than 90 degrees.

Front

What is an obtuse triangle?

Back

A triangle where one angle is greater than 90 degrees.

Front

What is the Pythagorean theorem?

Back

In a right triangle, the square of the length of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the lengths of the other two sides.

Front

If a triangle has sides of lengths 3, 4, and 5, is it a right triangle?

Back

Yes, it is a right triangle.

Front

If a triangle has sides of lengths 7, 8, and 10, is it acute, right, or obtuse?

Back

It is an acute triangle.

Front

If a triangle has sides of lengths 10, 24, and 26, is it a right triangle?

Back

Yes, it is a right triangle.

Front

What does it mean to take the square root of a number?

Back

It means to find a number that, when multiplied by itself, gives the original number.

Front

If a triangle has sides of lengths 9, 12, and 15, is it a right triangle?

Back

Yes, it is a right triangle.

Front

If a triangle has sides of lengths 5, 14, and 16, is it acute, right, or obtuse?

Back

It is an obtuse triangle.