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Pythagorean Theorem
Vocabualry
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Legs of a Triangle | The legs of a right triangle are the two sides that intersect to determine the right angle. |
| Hypotenuse | The longest side of a right triangle, opposite the right angle. |
| Right Triangle | a triangle with one of the angles as 90 degrees. |
| Pythagorean Theorem | The sum of the squares on the legs of a right triangle is equal to the square on the hypotenuse (the side opposite the right angle)—or, in familiar algebraic notation, a2 + b2 = c2. |
| Pythagorean Triple | Are a2+b2 = c2 where a, b and c are the three positive integers. These triples are represented as (a,b,c). The most known and smallest triplets are (3,4,5). |
| Converse of the Pythagorean Theorem | States that, in a triangle, if the square of one side is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides, then the angle opposite the first side is a right angle. |
| Square Root | A number is a value that, when multiplied by itself, gives the number. |
| Perfect Squares | A number made by squaring a whole number. |