PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM

The Pythagorean Theorem is

c² = a² - b²

• True

• False

Sides a and b are called legs.

• True

• False

Side c on a right triangle is ALWAYS the longest.

• True

• False

The Pythagorean Theorem ONLY works on which triangle?

• Scalene

• Obtuse

• Right

• Isosceles

What is the opposite of squaring a number?

• adding

• subtracting

• dividing

• square root

Who came up with the Pythagorean Theorem?

• Achilles

• Pythagorus

• Zeus

• Mr. Brooks

What is the name for side c?

• hypotenuse

• leg

• slope

• hippopotamus

The legs form what type of angle?

• scalene

• acute

• obtuse

• right

What is the formula used to solve for the hypotenuse?

• a²⁺b²=c²

• a+b=c

• a-b=c

• c-a=c

Find the missing side

• 11

• 12

• 11.4

• 12.4