Pythagorean Is It a Right Triangle

The sides labeled a and b are what part of the right triangle?

• Angles

• Legs

• Long side

• Medium side

To which shape(s) does the Pythagorean theorem apply?

• All triangles

• Right triangles only

• Some right triangles and some isosceles triangles 

• Right triangles and circles.

The longest side of a right triangle is called the...

• leg A

• leg B

• hypotenuse

• right angle

When do we use the Pythagorean Theorem?

• To find a missing angle in a right triangle

• To find the missing length of a right triangle

• To find the area of a right triangle

• To find the slope of a right triangle

The hyopotenuse of the triangle measures

• 32

• 24

• 40

• 32 and 24

The shortest leg of the triangle measures

• 16

• 30

• 34

• 16 and 30

35 is the longest side of the triangle and it is called the hypotenuse

• True

• False

The longest side of a right triangle is DIRECTLY ACROSS from the...

• right angle.

• acute angle.

• obtuse angle.

Using the given figure, what would be the correct way to set up an equation to find x using the Pythagorean Theorem?

Is this a right triangle?

• whatever that means

• no

• yes