Quiz about Finding Hypotenuse

Question 1

How do you know what leg is the hypotenuse?

Accepted Answer

It's the longest leg

Answer

It's the left leg

Answer

It's the right leg

Question 2

What kind of triangles does the Pythagorean Theorem work with?

Accepted Answer

Right

Answer

Left

Answer

Isosceles

Answer

Equilateral

Question 3

What is the longest side of a right triangle called?

Accepted Answer

Hypotenuse

Answer

Leg A

Answer

Leg B

Answer

Pythagoras' Big Buddy

Question 4

Identify the hypotenuse.

Accepted Answer

z

Answer

x

Answer

w

Question 5

What is the formula used to solve the value of the hypotenuse?

Accepted Answer

a²+b²=c²

Answer

a+b=c

Answer

a²-b²=c²

Answer

c-a=c

Question 6

What side(s) will always be the shortest on a right triangle?

Select all that apply

Accepted Answer

One of the Legs

Answer

The Hypotenuse

Question 7

What is the longest side of a right triangle called?

Accepted Answer

Hypotenuse

Answer

Leg A

Answer

Leg B

Answer

Pythagoras' Big Buddy

Question 8

2² = _____

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

2

Answer

6

Answer

16

Question 9

Pythagorean Theorem applies to all triangles

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 10

What is the relation between the three sides of the right-angled triangle in the figure?

Accepted Answer

$$x^2+z^2=y^2$$

Answer

$$x^2+y^2=z^2$$

Answer

$$y^2+z^2=x^2$$

Answer

$$x+z=y$$

Question 11

The a and b in this equation, a²+b²=c², refer to what part of a triangle?

Accepted Answer

legs

Answer

The right angle

Answer

hypotenuse

Answer

answer

Question 12

The c in this equation, a²+b²=c², refer to what part of a triangle?

Accepted Answer

hypotenuse

Answer

The right angle

Answer

legs

Answer

answer

Question 13

The pythagorean theorem only works for ____________________.

Accepted Answer

right triangles

Answer

squares

Answer

parallelograms

Answer

acute triangles

Question 14

One of the two equal factors of a number. The ________________ of 25 is 5 since 5²=25.

Accepted Answer

square root

Answer

square

Answer

cube

Answer

cube root

Question 15

_{^{Select the relevant equation that satisfies the Pythagoras' theorem.}}

Accepted Answer

$$c^2=4^2+5^2$$

Answer

$$c^2=\ 5^{2\ }-4^2$$

Answer

$$c^{2\ }=\ 4^2-5^2$$

Answer

$$4^2=c^2+5^2$$

Question 16

Which line is the longest?

Accepted Answer

AB

Answer

AD

Answer

AC

Answer

BC

Question 17

The hypotenuse in a right triangle is

Accepted Answer

opposite (across from) the right angle.

Answer

adjacent to (makes) the right angle.

Answer

any one of the three sides, you decide!

Answer

the slanty side.

Question 18

Which is the length of the hypotenuse?

Accepted Answer

85 ft.

Answer

13 ft.

Answer

84 ft.

Answer

182 ft.

Question 19

Which equation will help you find the length of c?

Accepted Answer

$$14^2+27^2=c^2$$

Answer

$$27^2-14^2=c^2$$

Answer

$$14^2-27^2=c^2$$

Answer

$$14^2+c^2=27^2$$

Question 20

Which equation will help you find the missing side?

Accepted Answer

$$4^2+10^2=c^2$$

Answer

$$10^2-4^2=c^2$$

Answer

$$c^2=100+10^2$$

Answer

$$c^2+4^2=10^2$$

Question 21

Which equation will help you find the length of c?

Accepted Answer

$$19^2+17^2=c^2$$

Answer

$$19^2-17^2=c^2$$

Answer

$$2^2=c^2$$

Answer

$$36^2=c^2$$

Question 22

Find the value of $$a^2\ +\ b^2\ $$ if a = 3 & b = 4

Accepted Answer

25

Answer

21

Answer

35

Answer

28

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