1.1g Pythagorean

Question 1

Pythagorean Theorem is based on

Answer 1

areas

Question 2

Pythagorean Theorem was developed in …

Answer 2

Egypt for the purpose of land surveying after flooding of the River Nile

Question 3

Pythagorean Theorem

Answer 3

a² + b² = c²

Question 4

“a” is …

Answer 4

a leg of a right triangle

Question 5

“b” is …

Answer 5

another leg of a right triangle

Question 6

“c” is …

Answer 6

the hypotenuse of a right triangle

Question 7

Σ of angles in a right triangle is

Answer 7

180°

Question 8

A right triangle gets its name from…

Answer 8

the right (90°) angle in it

Question 9

Σ of non right angles of a right triangle is …

Answer 9

complementary… add to 90°

Question 10

Pythagorean Triples are…

Answer 10

right triangles whose sides are even integers

Question 11

Pythagorean primitives are…

Answer 11

Pythaogrean triples that cannot be reduced to smaller multiple integers. e.g. 3,4,5 is primitive, but 6,8,10 is not primitive

Question 12

3 most common Pythagorean Triples…

Answer 12

3,4,5

5,12,13

8,15,17

Question 13

3,4,5 angles

Answer 13

37°, 53°

Question 14

5,12,13 angles

Answer 14

23°, 67°

Question 15

8,15,17 angles

Answer 15

28°, 62°