PYTHAGORUS DAY QUIZ

What is the Pythagorean Theorem?

• A) a² + b² = c²

• B) a² - b² = c²
  
  

• C) a + b = c

• D) a² = b² + c²

1. In a right-angled triangle, what does ‘c’ represent in the formula a² + b² = c²?
   
   
   
   

• 1. A) Base

• 1. B) Height

• 1. C) Hypotenuse

• 1. D) Area

1. Find the hypotenuse if the other two sides are 6 cm and 8 cm.
   
   
   
   

• 1. A) 10 cm

• 1. B) 12 cm

• 1. C) 14 cm

• 1. D) 11 cm

1. If the hypotenuse is 13 and one leg is 5, find the other leg.
   
   
   
   

• 1. A) 8

• 1. B) 10

• 1. C) 12

• 1. D) 11

1. What type of triangle does Pythagoras’ Theorem apply to?
   
   
   

• 1. A) Acute

• 1. B) Obtuse

• 1. C) Right

• 1. 
     D) Equilateral

1. If a = 9 and c = 15, find b.
   
   
   

• 1. A) 12

• 1. B) 14

• 1. C) 10

• 1. 
     D) 13

1. Which formula is used to calculate the length of the diagonal in a rectangle?
   
   

• 1. A) a + b

• 1. 
     B) a² + b² = d²

• 1. C) a² - b² = d²

• 1. 
     D) ab = d

8. Pythagoras was born in which country?
   
   
   
   

• 8. A) Italy

• 8. B) Egypt

• 8. C) Greece

• 8. D) India

8. Which branch of mathematics is Pythagoras mainly known for?
   
   
   
   

• 8. A) Algebra

• 8. B) Geometry

• 8. C) Calculus

• 8. D) Statistics

8. Which of the following was a belief of Pythagoras and his followers?
   
   
   
   

• 8. A) Numbers have mystical properties

• 8. B) Math is only applied to geometry

• 8. C) Math is non universal

• 8. D) Math is unrelated to music