The Mechanics of the Game:

 Divide the class into 4 groups.

 Each group has 3 representatives.
 Arrange yourselves according to
what I say.
Your Height
The Length of
your hair.
Birth Month
Size of you
foot.
ACTIVITY:
Activity Using the sides of the
three square form a triangle.
• Find the measure of the
side of the squares.
• Find the area of the
following square using the
formula A=s2
B
4

A
3
B 16

A 9
 In a right triangle, the side opposite the right angle is
the longest side. It is the hypotenuse. The other
two sides are the legs of a right triangle.

hypotenuse

legs
 In a right triangle, the sum of the squares of the
lengths of the legs is equal to the square of the length
of the hypotenuse.

a2 + b2 = c 2
c
a

b
 Find
the value of x. Leave your answer in
simplest radical form.

20
8

 Thehypotenuse of a right triangle has length

12. one leg has length 6. Find the length of
the other leg in simplest radical form.
 Toget from point A to
point B you must avoid
walking through a
pond. To avoid the pond,
you must walk 9 meters
south and 12 meters east.
How many meters would 9
be saved if it were possible
12
to walk through the pond?
 a2 +b2 =c2
92 +122 =c2
81 +144 =c2
9
√225= √c2

12
15=c
Let’s Practice 

Solve for the missing length of the right triangles.

Let’s Practice 
 solution:
1. a2 +b2 =c2
62 + 82=c2
b= 8 c= ? 36+64=c2
√100= √c2
a= 6
10=c
 solution:

2. a2 +b2 =c2
a2 +242 =252
c= 25
a= ?
a2 +576=625
a2=625-576
b= 24 √a2 = √49
a=7
 solution:

3. a2 +b2 =c2
a2 +122 =132
c=13 a2 +144 =169
b=12
a2 =169-144
a=? √a2 = √25
a=5
Home Delight 