Identify Hypotenuse and Legs of Right Triangles

The c in this equation, a²+b²=c², refers to what part of a triangle?

• The right angle

• legs

• hypotenuse

• answer

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

What's the hypotenuse?

• 9

• 10.2

• 5

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.7

Which side is the hypotenuse?

• 5

• 12

• 13

Tags

CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10

If a right triangle has side lengths 5, 12, 15 which side is the hypotenuse?

• 5

• 15

• 12

• 32

• None of them

Tags

CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10

Side c on a right triangle is ALWAYS the longest.

• true

• false

Name the longest side of a right triangle.

• leg a

• leg b

• leg 

• hypotenuse

What kind of triangles does the Pythagorean Theorem work with?

• Right

• Left

• Isosceles

• Equilateral

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

The a and b in this equation, a²+b²=c², refer to what part of a triangle?

• The right angle

• legs

• hypotenuse

• answer

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

What is the hypotenuse?

• 6.2

• 5.4

• 8.2

The hypotenuse is the side in the right triangle that is ______________.

• at the bottom of the triangle

• across from the right angle

• on the side of the triangle

• I have no idea