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In the Common Core, using the Pythagorean theorem to find a missing side of a right triangle is grade 8 work, and so is its converse, telling from three lengths whether a triangle has a right angle. Start with the hypotenuse, then a missing leg, then the two mixed; move to the nearest tenth once the squares and square roots come easily, and finish with the word problems.

Finding the hypotenuse

In a right triangle a² + b² = c², where a and b are the legs, the two sides that make the square corner, and c is the hypotenuse, the side across from it and always the longest. For legs of 6 and 8: 6² + 8² = 36 + 64 = 100, and √100 = 10, so the hypotenuse is 10.

Finding a leg

To find a leg, take away instead of adding: with a hypotenuse of 13 and a leg of 5, x² = 13² − 5² = 169 − 25 = 144, so x = 12. Adding by mistake gives √194, about 13.9, longer than the hypotenuse, which cannot be right: a leg is always shorter than the hypotenuse. That is why some triangles on these sheets lie on their longest side.

Is it a right triangle?

Square the two shorter sides and add, then compare with the longest side squared. For 9, 12 and 15: 81 + 144 = 225, and 15² = 225, so it is a right triangle. For 6, 8 and 11: 36 + 64 = 100, but 11² = 121, so it is not. The longest side is c even when it is not written last.

Answers to the nearest tenth

Most square roots are not whole numbers. For legs of 4 and 7: 16 + 49 = 65, and √65 is about 8.06, which is 8.1 to the nearest tenth. A calculator gives the square root; the key shows the number under the root, so a wrong sum is easy to spot.

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