Pythagorean Theorem & Scientific Notation Review

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What are the legs of a right triangle?

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The legs of a right triangle are the two sides that form the right angle, commonly referred to as sides a and b.

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What is the longest side of a right triangle called?

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The longest side of a right triangle is called the hypotenuse, denoted as side c.

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What is the Pythagorean Theorem?

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The Pythagorean Theorem states that in a right triangle, the square of the length of the hypotenuse (c) is equal to the sum of the squares of the lengths of the other two sides (a and b). It is expressed as a² + b² = c².

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Which type of triangle does the Pythagorean Theorem apply to?

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The Pythagorean Theorem only applies to right triangles.

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What is the opposite operation of squaring a number?

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The opposite operation of squaring a number is taking the square root.

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If a = 3 and b = 4, what is c in the Pythagorean Theorem?

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Using the Pythagorean Theorem: c² = a² + b²; c² = 3² + 4²; c² = 9 + 16; c² = 25; c = 5.

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What is scientific notation?

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Scientific notation is a way of expressing numbers that are too large or too small to be conveniently written in decimal form, using powers of ten.

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Convert 4500 to scientific notation.

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4500 in scientific notation is 4.5 x 10³.

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Convert 0.00056 to scientific notation.

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0.00056 in scientific notation is 5.6 x 10⁻⁴.

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What is the purpose of scientific notation?

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The purpose of scientific notation is to simplify the representation of very large or very small numbers, making them easier to read and work with.