Name _______________ Date ____________ Period _____________

Notes 5-7: Pythagorean Theorem

Objectives: 1. Use the Pythagorean theorem and its converse to solve problems.
2. Use Pythagorean inequalities to classify triangles.

Legs: _____ & _____

c
a Hypotenuse: _____

b
Pythagorean Theorem: In a right triangle, the________ of the squares of the

______________ of the legs equals the ______________ of the length of the hypotenuse.

a2 + b2 = _____

1) 2)
x x
6
3

8
4

3) 4)
x 12
3 x

7 11

5) 6) 10
90
x x
10

26 x+2
7) 8)

9) Find the length of the diagonal of a square with perimeter 12.

Pythagorean Triples

____, ____, ____ ____, ____, ____

____, ____, ____ ____, ____, ____

Find the missing side and tell if the side lengths form a Pythagorean Triple.

10) 11)

12) 13)
Converse of the Pythagorean Theorem: If the square of one side of a triangle is equal to the

______ of the ______________ of the other two sides, then the triangle is a _________

triangle.

Decide if the following lengths can form a right triangle.

14) 6, 8, 10 ______

15) 10, 24, 26 ______

16) 9, 12, 18 ______

17) 16, 30, 34 ______

Pythagorean Inequalities Theorem:

If c2 = a2 + b2, then mC ____ 90, and ΔABC is __________.

If c2 > a2 + b2, then mC ____ 90, and ΔABC is __________.

If c2 < a2 + b2, then mC ____ 90, and ΔABC is __________.

Decide if the following triangles are right, obtuse, or acute.

18) 9, 40, 41 19) 6, 7, 8 20) 7, 8, 11