Identify Legs and Hypotenuse of Right Triangles

Front

What are the legs of a right triangle?

Back

The legs of a right triangle are the two sides that form the right angle.

Front

What is the hypotenuse of a right triangle?

Back

The hypotenuse is the longest side of a right triangle, opposite the right angle.

Front

In a right triangle with sides labeled a, b, and c, which side is the hypotenuse?

Back

The hypotenuse is side c.

Front

If a right triangle has legs of lengths 3 and 4, what is the length of the hypotenuse?

Back

The hypotenuse is 5, calculated using the Pythagorean theorem: 3² + 4² = 5².

Front

What is the Pythagorean theorem?

Back

The Pythagorean theorem states that in a right triangle, the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the legs: a² + b² = c².

Front

If one leg of a right triangle is 6 and the hypotenuse is 10, what is the length of the other leg?

Back

The other leg is 8, calculated using the Pythagorean theorem: 6² + b² = 10².

Front

What are the properties of a right triangle?

Back

A right triangle has one angle that is exactly 90 degrees, and the sides opposite the angles follow the Pythagorean theorem.

Front

How do you identify the legs in a right triangle?

Back

The legs are the two sides that are not the hypotenuse and meet at the right angle.

Front

In a right triangle, if the legs are 5 and 12, what is the hypotenuse?

Back

The hypotenuse is 13, calculated using the Pythagorean theorem: 5² + 12² = 13².

Front

What is the relationship between the legs and the hypotenuse in a right triangle?

Back

The hypotenuse is always longer than either leg.