Right Triangle Missing Sides

The legs of a right triangle are represented by a and b, and the hypotenuse of the right triangle is represented by c. Which equation represents the Pythagorean Theorem?

• a² + b² = c²

• a² + c² = b²

• a + b = c

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.B.4

CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

The Pythagorean Theorem ONLY works on which triangle? 

• obtuse
• scalene
• isosceles
• right

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.6

CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

Who is is?

• some man

• Sponge Bob

• Pythagoras

Sides a and b are called legs.

• true

• false

What is the name for side c?

• head

• body

• hippopotamus

• hypotenuse

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.6

CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

Side c on a right triangle is ALWAYS the longest.

• true

• false

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.6

CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

What is the opposite of squaring a number?

• divide
• multiply 
• fractions
• square root

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CCSS.HSF.BF.B.4

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

• True

• False

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

• Yes
• No
• Maybe
• Pythagoras

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.B.4

CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

Does the set of numbers represent a right triangle?

20, 25, 15

• Yes

• No

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8