Is It a Right Triangle and Finding the Hypotenuse of a Right Triangle

What is the formula for finding the hypotenuse?

• a² + b² = c²

• a + b = c

• a - b = c

• c - b = a

Find the length of the missing side. 

• 17 cm

• 22 cm

• 15 cm

• 13 cm

Find the missing length? *solve for x

• 50 yards

• 60 yards

• 70 yards

• 80 yards

What side is missing?

• Hypotenuse

• Leg

Find the length of the missing side. 

• 48 in.

• 52 in.

• 16 in.

• 24 in.

The legs form what type of angle?

• Acute

• Obtuse

• Reflex

• Right

The Pythagorean Theorem is

a² + b² = c²

• false

• true

Which of the following sentences would belong in the proof that describes this image?

• The sum of the areas of the two smaller squares is equal to the area of the large square.

• The sum of the side lengths of the two smaller squares is equal to the side length of the large square.

• The difference of the areas of the two smaller squares is equal to the area of the large square.

• The differences of the side lengths of the two smaller squares is equal to the side length of the large square.

a = 2.1, b = 7.2, c = 7.5

Is this a right triangle?

*Hint - You could plug the values into the Pythagorean Theorem.

• yes

• no

Find h

• 35.60

• 35.00

• 35.71

• 61.03