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Pythagorean Theorem Review

The document reviews the steps to use the Pythagorean theorem to solve for missing sides of right triangles: 1) Draw a picture of the triangle and label the sides; 2) Substitute the known sides into the formula a^2 + b^2 = c^2; 3) Simplify the equation; 4) Isolate the variable for the unknown side; 5) Take the square root of both sides. Several examples are then provided to demonstrate applying these steps.

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Pythagorean Theorem Review

The document reviews the steps to use the Pythagorean theorem to solve for missing sides of right triangles: 1) Draw a picture of the triangle and label the sides; 2) Substitute the known sides into the formula a^2 + b^2 = c^2; 3) Simplify the equation; 4) Isolate the variable for the unknown side; 5) Take the square root of both sides. Several examples are then provided to demonstrate applying these steps.

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Pythagorean Theorem Review:

Follow the 5 steps to find missing sides of right triangles with the Pythagorean
Theorem:

1. Draw a picture
2. Substitute the known sides
3. Simplify
4. Isolate the Variable
5. Square root

1) Label the sides of the right triangle below as either legs or hypotenuse:

2) What is the length of side c in the right triangle?

a) 2
b) 10 8 c
c) 12
d) 14
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3) What is the length of the third side in the right triangle below?

a) 9 cm
b) 10 cm 9 cm
c) 11 cm 15 cm
d) 12 cm

4) If the lengths of the legs in a right triangle are 15 feet and 20 feet, what is the
length of the hypotenuse?

a) 21 feet
b) 23 feet
c) 25 feet
d) 27 feet

5) One leg of a right triangle is 10 inches. The other leg is 12 inches. What is the length of the
hypotenuse?
6) One leg of a right triangle is 3.54 meters. The hypotenuse is 5 meters. What is the length of
the other leg?

7) Firefighters have a 17-foot extension ladder. In order to reach 15 feet up a building, how far
away from the building should the foot of the ladder be placed?

8) George rides his bike in one direction for 9 miles. Then takes a 90 degree turn and bikes for
12 miles. How far is he from his starting point?

9) Donna's TV screen is 20 inches tall. If the diagonal measures 25 inches, what is the width of
Donna's TV?

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