Pythagorean Theorem

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 Pythagorean Theorem is _________

• a + b = c

• a² + b² = c²

• a² + b² + c²

• A = LW

_{^{Find the missing side}}

• 9
• 41
• 6.4
• 3

What is the inverse/opposite of squaring a number?

• divide
• multiply 
• fractions
• square root

The Pythagorean Theorem ONLY works on which triangle? 

• obtuse
• scalene
• isosceles
• right

Find the length of the missing side. 

• 25 cm
• 42 cm
• 52 cm
• 48 cm

Level 1

If a right triangle has side lengths 6, 6.7 and 3, which side is the hypotenuse?

• 6

• 6.7

• 3

• 15.7

• None of them

What is the measure of the missing side, x?

• 8 cm

• 10 cm

• 12 cm

• 16 cm

An airplane flies 56 miles due north and then 33 miles due east. How many miles is the plane from its starting point?

• 65 miles
• 89 miles
• 45.4 miles
• We don't have enough information.

A 13 ft ladder touches a wall 12 feet above the ground. What is the distance from the wall to the base of the ladder?

• 5

• √169

• √12

• 6