How to find the missing length of a leg of a right triangle

The video tutorial explains how to identify the legs and hypotenuse of a triangle and apply the Pythagorean theorem to solve for an unknown side. It further demonstrates how to simplify the result into radical form without using a calculator, focusing on understanding squared numbers and simplifying square roots.

What is the hypotenuse in a right triangle?

• The side opposite the smallest angle

• The side opposite the 90-degree angle

• The longest side of any triangle

• The side adjacent to the 90-degree angle

Which equation represents the Pythagorean theorem?

• a^2 + b^2 = c^2

• a + b^2 = c^2

• a^2 + b = c^2

• a^2 + b^2 = c

What is the result of 13 squared?

• 144

• 169

• 196

• 225

How do you simplify the square root of 4?

• 1

• 2

• 4

• 3

What is the simplified radical form of sqrt(56)?

• 2 sqrt(14)

• 4 sqrt(7)

• 3 sqrt(14)

• sqrt(56)