Warm up 5/4/2021

The Pythagorean Theorem ONLY works on which triangle? 

• obtuse
• scalene
• isosceles
• right

Side a on a right triangle is ALWAYS the longest side.

• true
• false

Name the longest side of a right triangle.

• leg a
• leg b
• leg 
• hypotenuse

The Pythagorean Theorem is
c² = a² - b²  

• false
• true

Sides a and b are called legs.

• true

• false

What is the name for side c?

• head

• body

• hippopotamus

• hypotenuse

What is a right triangle?

• A triangle where all sides equal 90 degrees

• A triangle where every angle is 90 degrees

• A triangle where all three sides are equal

• A triangle where there is a 90 degree angle

When do we use the Pythagorean Theorem?

• To find a missing angle in a right triangle

• To find the missing length of a right triangle

• To find the area of a right triangle

• To find the slope of a right triangle

The Pythagorean Theorem is _________

• a + b = c

• a² + b² = c²

• a² + b² + c²

• A = LW