Pythagoras Theorem Vocabulary

a theorem attributed to Pythagoras that the square of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides

• Pythagorean Triple

• Hypotenuse

• Pythagorean Theorem

• Converse of the Pythagorean Theorem (Proof)

a set of three positive integers that work in the pythagorean theorem

• Theorem

• Pythagorean Triple

• Square Root

• Pythagorean Theorem

The two sides of a right triangle that form the right angle; the two smaller sides of a right triangle

• Square Root

• Hypotenuse

• Leg

• Squaring

A 10-foot ladder is leaning against the wall. The bottom of the ladder is 4 feet from the base of the wall. Which of the following is closest to the distance from the top of the ladder to the base of the wall?

• 9ft

• 11ft

• 6ft

• 14ft

Find the value of x. Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

Find the value of x.

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

Find the length of the missing side. 

• 48 in.

• 52 in.

• 16 in.

• 24 in.

Find the missing length indicated. Leave your answer in simplest radical form.

• 64

• 12

• 9

• 100

Find the missing length.

• 12

• 10

• 16

• 5

Solve for the variable x.

• x = 3.2

• x = 80

• x = 3

• x = 6