The Pythagorean Theorem
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Objective
I can use the Pythagorean theorem to find the length of a missing side in a right triangle when given the other two sides.
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Warm-up video
National Science Foundation News · 3:45
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Practice
12 questions
State the Pythagorean theorem in your own words.
In a right triangle, which side is called the hypotenuse, and how is it related to the other two sides according to the Pythagorean theorem?
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Exit ticket
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“A right triangle has legs of length 9 cm and 12 cm. What is the length of the hypotenuse? Show your work. A right triangle has a hypotenuse of length 17 m and one leg of length 8 m. What is the length of the other leg? Show your work. A right triangle has one leg of length 6 km and a hypotenuse of length 10 km. What is the length of the other leg? Show your work.”
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