Finding a Missing Side Using Pythagorean Theorem
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Objective
I can find the missing side length of a right triangle using the Pythagorean Theorem.
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Practice
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A right triangle has legs of length 8 cm and 15 cm. What is the length of the hypotenuse?
A 25-foot ladder is leaning against a wall. The base of the ladder is 7 feet away from the wall. How high up the wall does the ladder reach?
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Exit ticket
Quick comprehension check
“A right triangle has a leg of length 6 cm and a hypotenuse of length 10 cm. What is the length of the other leg? Show your work. A right triangle has a leg of length 5 inches and another leg of length 12 inches. What is the length of the hypotenuse? Show your work. A right triangle has a hypotenuse of length 17 meters and a leg of length 8 meters. What is the length of the other leg? Show your work.”
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