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Resources
- Beta: Various from chapter 21.
- Dr Austin Maths - Finding the Length of the Hypotenuse Practice Grid: PDFQuestions PDF · Answers
- Dr Austin Maths - Finding the Length of a Short Side Practice Grid: PDFQuestions PDF · Answers
- Dr Austin Maths - Pythagoras' Theorem Revision Practice Grid: PDFQuestions PDF · Answers
- CorbettMaths on using Pythagoras' theory to find sidesQuestions PDF · Answers
Terminology
- Pythagoras' theorem
- hypotenuse
- long side
- short side
- right angle
- right-angled triangle
- square number
- square root
Task goals
- Identify the hypotenuse as the longest side, opposite the right angle, before writing $a^2+b^2=c^2$.
- Find a missing hypotenuse by squaring the two known shorter sides, adding the squares, then taking the square root.
- Round a hypotenuse to a stated number of decimal places when the triangle is not a perfect Pythagorean triple.
- Leave an answer as a simplified surd such as $\sqrt{34}$ when it is not a perfect square, unless asked to round.
Key skills
- Pythagoras
- Hypotenuse
- Find missing side
- Right triangles
- Square roots
Quick stats
- 0 total questions
- 3 difficulty levels
- Answers included
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