Converse of the Pythagorean Theorem
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Objective
I can determine if a triangle is a right triangle using the Pythagorean Theorem converse.
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Practice
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Explain in your own words what the converse of the Pythagorean Theorem is. How is it different from the Pythagorean Theorem itself?
A triangle has sides of length 6, 8, and 10. Is this a right triangle? Show your work and explain how you know.
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Exit ticket
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“A triangle has sides of length 9, 12, and 15. Is this a right triangle? Show your work. A triangle has sides of length 7, 24, and 25. Is this a right triangle? Show your work. A triangle has sides of length 10, 11, and 14. Is this a right triangle? Show your work.”
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