What is the formula used to calculate the hypotenuse in a right triangle?

• a^2 + b^2 = c^2

• a^2 - b^2 = c^2

• a^2 / b^2 = c^2

• a^2 * b^2 = c^2

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

In the formula a^2 + b^2 = c^2, what does 'c' represent?

• The shorter leg

• The area of the triangle

• The perimeter of the triangle

• The hypotenuse

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

If one leg of a right triangle is 8 meters and the other is 6 meters, what is the length of the hypotenuse?

• 6 meters

• 14 meters

• 8 meters

• 10 meters

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CCSS.8.G.B.7

What is the approximate length of the hypotenuse when the legs are 10 feet and 7 feet?

• 17 feet

• 7 feet

• 12.21 feet

• 10 feet

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

How do you handle the square root of a non-perfect square in the Pythagorean theorem?

• Round it to the nearest hundredth

• Estimate without calculations

• Only use whole numbers

• Ignore the decimal

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CCSS.8.G.B.8