Looking for Pythagoras Investigation

What is the side from point A to point B called? 

• Opposite

• Adjacent

• Hypotenuse

What is the side from point A to point C called? 

• Opposite

• Adjacent

• Hypotenuse

What is the distance between A and C ? 

• 8

• 9

• -5

• -9

What is the side from point C to point B called? 

• Opposite

• Adjacent

• Hypotenuse

If you add side a and b together... does it equal c?

• No Way

• Yes

• Maybe

Solve
5² + 12² =

• 60⁴

• 60²

• 169

• 196

Find the missing side length:

• √115

• √277

• 5

• 23

What does the Pythagorean Theorem tell us?

• The sum of the length of the two smaller sides of a right triangle equals the length of the hypotenuse.

• The sum of the areas of the squares on the two smaller sides of a right triangle equals the area of the square on the hypotenuse.

• The sum of the length of the two smaller sides of any triangle equals the length of the longest side.

• The sum of the areas of the squares on the two smaller sides of any triangle equals the area of the square on the longest side.

Do the sides 5 cm, √30 cm, and √55 cm make a right triangle?

• Yes

• No

• Sometimes

Find the missing side length: a = ? , b = 12, c = √153

• 9

• 3

• 141

• √141