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)

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

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

• Theorem

• Pythagorean Triple

• Square Root

• Pythagorean Theorem

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

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

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

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

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

Find the value of x.

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

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CCSS.8.G.B.7

Find the length of the missing side. 

• 48 in.

• 52 in.

• 16 in.

• 24 in.

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CCSS.8.G.B.7

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

• 64

• 12

• 9

• 100

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.9

Find the missing length.

• 12

• 10

• 16

• 5

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10

Solve for the variable x.

• x = 3.2

• x = 80

• x = 3

• x = 6

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.9