Quiz about Pythagorean Theorem

Question 1

The Pythagorean Theorem is
c² = a² - b²

Accepted Answer

false

Answer

true

Question 2

Sides a and b are called legs.

Accepted Answer

true

Answer

false

Question 3

Side c on a right triangle is ALWAYS the longest.

Accepted Answer

true

Answer

false

Question 4

_{^{Find the missing side}}

Accepted Answer

6.4

Answer

9

Answer

41

Answer

6.2

Question 5

Find h

Accepted Answer

35.71

Answer

35.60

Answer

35.00

Answer

61.03

Question 6

Find the length of the missing side.

Accepted Answer

48 in.

Answer

52 in.

Answer

16 in.

Answer

24 in.

Question 7

Do the segment lengths 15, 12, and 9 form a right triangle?

Accepted Answer

Yes

Answer

No

Answer

Maybe

Answer

Pythagoras

Question 8

Does the set of numbers represent a right triangle?

20, 25, 15

Accepted Answer

Yes

Answer

No

Question 9

Find the length of the missing side.

Accepted Answer

13 cm

Answer

17 cm

Answer

22 cm

Answer

15 cm

Question 10

Find the length of the missing side.

Accepted Answer

52 cm

Answer

25 cm

Answer

42 cm

Answer

48 cm

Question 11

The Pythagorean Theorem ONLY works on which triangle?

Accepted Answer

right

Answer

obtuse

Answer

scalene

Answer

isosceles

Question 12

What is the opposite of squaring a number?

Accepted Answer

square root

Answer

divide

Answer

multiply

Answer

fractions

Question 13

The Pythagorean Theorem is
a² + b³= c⁴

Accepted Answer

false

Answer

true

Question 14

a= 12, b= 35, c= ? Find c

Accepted Answer

37

Answer

32

Answer

19

Answer

20

Question 15

All of the a square plus all of the b square will perfectly fill the c square with nothing left over.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 16

You can find right triangles when they build houses.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 17

c= 97, b= 72, a=?

Accepted Answer

65

Answer

35

Answer

75

Answer

55

Question 18

What is the name for side c?

Accepted Answer

hypotenuse

Answer

head

Answer

body

Answer

hippopotamus

Question 19

Do the lengths form a right triangle? 6, 8, 10

Accepted Answer

yes

Answer

no

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