Find the Correct Formula for the Pythagorean Theorem Legs and Hypotenuse

What is the to correct set up to find the value of X in the picture above?

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

a=3, b=4, and c=5

Is this a right triangle?

• yes

• no

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

Do the segment lengths 15, 12, and 9 form a right triangle?

• Yes

• No

• Maybe

• Pythagoras

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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

The side opposite the right angle in a right triangle; the longest side in a right triangle

• Square Root

• Hypotenuse

• Leg

• Pythagorean Theorem

If the sum of the squares of the lengths of two sides of a triangle is equal to the square of the length of the third side, then the triangle is a right triangle

• Converse of the Pythagorean Theorem (Proof)

• Square Root

• Pythagorean Theorem

• Hypotenuse

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

In a right triangle, if a = 8 and c = 17, what is the correct setup to find the value of b?

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CCSS.8.G.B.7

Which equation is modeled by the picture shown?

• 3² + 5² = 4²

• 3² + 4² = 5²

• 5² + 4² = 3²

• 9² + 16² = 25²

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

What is the formula used to solve for the hypotenuse?

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

The Pythagorean Theorem is used to find what?

• missing sides only

• missing angles only

• either missing sides or missing angles

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CCSS.8.G.B.8