Practice Pythagorean Theorem & Its Converse (7)

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Question 1.
Calculate the hypotenuse of a right triangle with legs measuring 3 cm and 4 cm.
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Use the Pythagorean theorem.
Question 2.
Is a triangle with sides 7, 24, and 25 a right triangle?
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Calculate to verify.
3Question 3.
What does the Pythagorean Theorem state?
- a² + b² = c²
- a + b = c
- a² + b² = 2c
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Think of what defines a right triangle.
4Question 4.
If a triangle's sides are 6, 8, and 10, is it a right triangle?
- True
- False
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Use the theorem to check.
Question 5.
A triangle has a hypotenuse of 13 cm. One leg is 5 cm. What is the length of the other leg? Show your work.
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Rearrange the theorem for the unknown leg.
Question 6.
Create a triangle with sides 8, 15, and 'x' cm where x is the unknown side that confirms the triangle is right-angled. What is the value of 'x'?
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Use the theorem to solve for x.

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