The Pythagorean Theorem
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Objective
I can solve problems involving right triangles by using the Pythagorean theorem to find missing side lengths.
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Warm-up video
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Practice
7 questions
A right triangle has one leg measuring 5 units and the hypotenuse measuring 13 units. What is the length of the other leg?
If a right triangle has legs of lengths 8 and 15, calculate the length of the hypotenuse.
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Exit ticket
Quick comprehension check
“A right triangle has one leg measuring 7 units and a hypotenuse measuring 25 units. Find the length of the other leg. Show all work. A right triangle has legs measuring 9 units and 12 units. Calculate the length of the hypotenuse. Show all work.”
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