Pythagoras Quiz

When did Pythagoras live?

• 560-480 B.C.

• 1623-1662 A.D.

• 287-212 B.C.

What age did Pythagoras die?

• 102

• 75

• 76

• 57

How might Pythagoras have died?

• an irate Roman soldier thrust his spear into him

• slain by enemies in the presence of his wife

• old age

What is the longest side of a right triangle?

• Legs
• Hypotenuse
• Long Side
• Short side

What is the opposite of squaring a number?

• dividing by 2

• multiplying by 2

• subtracting by 2

• square rooting

What are the 2 shorter sides of a right triangle called?

• Hypotenuse
• Pythagorean Theorem
• Legs
• Right triangle

What kind of triangles does the Pythagorean Theorem work with?

• Right
• Left
• Isosceles
• Equilateral

What is the formula for finding the hypotenuse?

• a²⁺b²=c²

• a+b=c

• a-b=c

• c-a=c

you ADD a² and b² then take the square root to find c on a right triangle.

• true
• false

Tags

CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

Identify the hypotenuse.

• x
• z
• w