Pythagorean Theorem

The Pythagorean Theorem is
c² = a² - b²  

• false
• true

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

Sides a and b are called legs.

• true

• false

Side c on a right triangle is ALWAYS the longest.

• true

• false

Find the length of the missing side. 

• 25 cm
• 42 cm
• 52 cm
• 48 cm

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.7

The Pythagorean Theorem ONLY works on which triangle? 

• obtuse
• scalene
• isosceles
• right

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

What is the opposite of squaring a number?

• divide
• multiply 
• fractions
• square root

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.A.2

What is the name for side c?

• head

• body

• hippopotamus

• hypotenuse

a² + b² = c^{2
b = 35 c = 37}

• a = 12
• a = 11
• a = 18
• a = 14

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

a² + b² = c^{2
a = 9 b = 40}

• c = 41
• c = 65
• c = 25
• c = 5

solve for c

• 7
• 9
• 4
• 13

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.7