Pythagorean Theorem Activity

What is the formula for the Pythagorean Theorem?

• a + b = c

• 2a + 2b = 2c

• a^2 - b^2 = c^2

• a^2 + b^2 = c^2

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

If the two legs of a right triangle are 3 and 4 units long, what is the length of the hypotenuse?

• 7

• 6

• 8

• 5

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.7

What is the Pythagorean triple for a right triangle with sides 5, 12, and 13?

• 3, 4, 5

• 7, 24, 25

• 8, 15, 17

• 5, 12, 13

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

How can the Pythagorean Theorem be used to find the distance between two points on a coordinate plane?

• distance = sqrt((x2 - x1) * (y2 - y1))

• distance = (x2 - x1) + (y2 - y1)

• distance = (x2 - x1) - (y2 - y1)

• distance = sqrt((x2 - x1)^2 + (y2 - y1)^2)

Tags

CCSS.HSG.GPE.B.7

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

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

Find the value of x.

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.7

Find the length of the missing side. 

• 48 in.

• 52 in.

• 16 in.

• 24 in.

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.7

_{^{Find the missing side}}

• 48

• 108

• 83.6

• 72

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.7

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

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

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

• 64

• 12

• 9

• 100