Right, Acute, or Obtuse?

Front

What is a right triangle?

Back

A triangle with one angle measuring 90 degrees.

Front

What is an acute triangle?

Back

A triangle where all angles are less than 90 degrees.

Front

What is an obtuse triangle?

Back

A triangle with one angle measuring more than 90 degrees.

Front

What is the Pythagorean theorem?

Back

In a right triangle, the square of the length of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the lengths of the other two sides.

Front

If a triangle has sides of lengths 3, 4, and 5, is it a right triangle?

Back

Yes, it is a right triangle.

Front

If a triangle has sides of lengths 5, 5, and 8, is it acute, right, or obtuse?

Back

It is an acute triangle.

Front

What is the opposite of squaring a number?

Back

Taking the square root.

Front

If a triangle has sides of lengths 7, 24, and 25, is it a right triangle?

Back

Yes, it is a right triangle.

Front

If a triangle has sides of lengths 10, 10, and 15, is it acute, right, or obtuse?

Back

It is an obtuse triangle.

Front

What do you call the longest side of a right triangle?

Back

Hypotenuse.