Identifying Right Triangles with the Pythagorean Theorem

What theorem is used to identify right triangles?

• Euclid's theorem

• Thales' theorem

• Fermat's Last Theorem

• Pythagorean theorem

Which side is considered the hypotenuse in a right triangle?

• The shortest side

• The longest side

• The middle-sized side

• Any side

What is the correct expression for the Pythagorean theorem?

• b squared plus c squared equals a squared

• a squared plus c squared equals b squared

• a squared equals b squared plus c squared

• a squared plus b squared equals c squared

Which of the following is not a step in using the Pythagorean theorem?

• Multiplying the sides by 2

• Adding the squares of the two shorter sides

• Identifying the longest side as the hypotenuse

• Equating the sum to the square of the longest side

What is the result of 7 squared plus 24 squared?

• 601

• 649

• 576

• 625

Does a triangle with sides 7, 8, and 10 form a right triangle?

• Insufficient information

• No

• Maybe

• Yes

How do you simplify the square root of 50?

• Square root of 25 times 2

• 7 times the square root of 2

• 10 times the square root of 2

• 5 times the square root of 2

What factors of 50 help in simplifying its square root?

• 25 and 2

• 5 and 10

• 2 and 25

• 1 and 50

If the sides of a triangle are 5, 5, and the hypotenuse is to be calculated, what is the hypotenuse?

• 5 times the square root of 2

• Square root of 50

• 10

• 5

What is the simplified form of the square root of 98?

• 7 times the square root of 2

• 9 times the square root of 2

• 49 times the square root of 2

• 14 times the square root of 2