Pythagorean Station 2 - C

Define a Pythagorean Triple

• When all three sides of a right triangle are whole numbers

• Three sides are equal lengths

• Two sides are equal in length

• When you add every number together to find the missing length

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

Find the direct distance between the Pet Store and the Library

• 26 km

• 6.8 km

• 10 km

• 8.5 km

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CCSS.6.NS.C.8

Which is the Pythagorean theorem?

• $a^2+b^2=c^2$

• $c^2=a^2+b^2$

• $c=\sqrt{a^2+b^2}$

• all of the above

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

Do the given lengths of the triangle shown form a right triangle?

• Yes

• No

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

True or False: The Pythagorean Theorem can be used to test whether a Triangle is acute, right, or obtuse?

• True

• False

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

Help your friend complete the last step in the problem.

a² + b² = c²

6² + 8² = c²

36 + 64 = c²

100 = c²

• Divide both sides by 2

• Take the square root of both sides

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CCSS.8.EE.A.2

The distance between consecutive bases in major league baseball is 90ft. Find the distance from home plate to second base. Round to the nearest whole number.

(a)  

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CCSS.8.G.B.7

Joel walks from his house to the gas station to pick up a soda, then walks to school. How much shorter could his walk be if he cut across the path, instead?

(a)  

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

Level 1

If a right triangle has side lengths 6, 6.7 and 3, which side is the hypotenuse?

• 6

• 6.7

• 3

• 15.7

• None of them

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

The bottom of a 13-foot straight ladder is set into the ground 5 feet away from a wall. When the top of the ladder is leaned against the wall, what is the distance above the ground it will reach?

• 12 feet

• 13.9 feet

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CCSS.8.G.B.8