The Pythagorean Theorem
Grade 8 · Math · 45 min
What's Included
Learning 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.
Warm-Up Video
National Science Foundation News · 3:45
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Practice Questions
12 questions · Short answer
Exit Ticket
Quick comprehension check
“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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