Pythagorean Theorem Quiz (Hmwk 1-2)

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What is the area of square 2? Explain your reasoning.

• 370 units squared

  You add the areas because the area of the leg square plus the area of the hypotenuse square has to equal the area of the other leg squared.

• 130 units squared

  You subtract the areas because the area of the two leg squares added up equal the hypotenuse square. Since you are missing a leg square, you need to subtract.

• 11.4 units

  You need to find the square root of the area of square 2 so you get it's length.

• 19.2 units

  You need to find the square root of the areas added together to get the side length.

What is the approximate length of the hypotenuse?

• 8 ft

• 32 ft

• 23.3 ft

• 544 ft

What is the approximate length of the hypotenuse?

• 15.8 mi

• 20 mi

• 10 mi

• 250 mi

What is the approximate length of the missing leg of the triangle?

• 80 yd

• 40 yd

• 1600 yd

• 20 yd

What is the length of the missing hypotenuse?

• 24.4 ft

• 596 ft

• 6ft

• 34 ft

What is the length of the missing leg of the triangle?

• 36 cm

• 776 cm

• 16 cm

• 24 cm

What is the length of the missing hypotenuse of the triangle?

• 23 in

• 161 in

• 17 in

• 7 in

• 11 ft

• 37 ft

• 20.2 ft

• 407 ft