SS - Study Guide - Pythagorean Theorem

What is the formula for the pythagorean theorem?

• a+b=c

• a2+b2=c2

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

Which formula can be used to solve for a missing leg?

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

Which formula can be used to solve for the hypotenuse?

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

Do the following values create a right triangle?

a=5 b=12 c=13

• yes

• no

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

Do the following values create a right triangle?

a= 8 b=10 c=12

• yes

• no

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

A campus courtyard is in the shape of a square with sides of 50 yards. What is the approximate length of the pathway that runs diagonally through the courtyard?

• 71 yards

• 50 yards

• 65 yards

• 80 yards

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

The following measurements do not create a right triangle. Which value could replace the 8 to make the triangle a right triangle?

8, 12, 15

• 7

• 9

• 11

• 13

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

Emily walks 3 blocks north and 4 blocks west to the library. On the way back home, she wants to take the shortest path. How long is that path?

• 4 blocks

• 5 blocks

• 6 blocks

• 7 blocks

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

How can the distance between these two points be found?

• count the number of blocks between A & B

• Turn the line into a right triangle, then use Pythagorean Theorem

• B-A

• A-B

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CCSS.6.G.A.3

What is the distance between the two points (4,7) and (7,11)?

• 8
• 3
• 5
• 10

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CCSS.HSG.GPE.B.7