The Rule of Pythagoras

The Pythagoras theorem states that in a right-angled triangle, the square of the ............................. is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides.

• adjacent side
• opposite side
• angle
• hypotenuse

In a right triangle the ........................ is the longest side .

• hypotenuse
• median
• opposite side
• adjacent side

A Pythagorean triple is a triple of positive integers a, b, and c such that a right triangle exists with .................... a, b and hypotenuse c.

• angles

• legs

• medians

• squares

A Pythagorean triple can never be made of all ................... numbers.

• odd
• negative
• positive
• decimal

A Pythagorean triple can never be made with only one odd .....................

• number

• event

• statement

• answer

The 3-4-5 triangle rule .................... that. when the ratio 3:4:5 is present as the side lengths of a triangle, the triangle is a right triangle.

• means

• does

• is

• states

Pythagoras was a ..................... philosopher and mathematician.

• Greek
• Roman
• Indian
• Chinese

Pythagoras is best known for his ............................ theorem.

• eponymous

• antonymous

• synonymous

• anonymous

In ........................................., the Pythagorean theorem or Pythagoras' theorem is a fundamental relation in Euclidean geometry between the three sides of a right triangle.

• geometry
• chemistry

• biology

• cryptography

Pythagoras was ..................... with many mathematical and scientific discoveries, including the Pythagorean theorem,

• trusted

• believed

• given

• credited