Starter quiz
- In this diagram, cm² = 140 cm² and cm² = 185 cm². The area cm² is ______ cm².
- '325' ✓
- In this diagram, cm² = 77 cm² and cm² = 107 cm². Find the area cm².
- 5.48 cm²
- 13.56 cm²
- 30 cm² ✓
- 184 cm²
- 4119.5 cm²
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- In the diagram, = 1504 and = 1200. Find the length of the hypotenuse of the triangle.
- 17.44 cm
- 52 cm ✓
- 304 cm
- 1924.06 cm
- 2704 cm
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- In this diagram, = 49, = 576, and = 625. The perimeter of the triangle is ______ cm.
- '56' ✓
- In a right-angled triangle, one of its acute interior angles is 33°. What is the size of its other acute interior angle?
- 33°
- 57° ✓
- 90°
- 147°
- impossible to tell
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- The size of an acute angle in a right-angled isosceles triangle is ______°.
- '45' ✓
Exit quiz
- Which of these triangles are right-angled triangles?
- a
- b ✓
- c ✓
- d
- e ✓
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- In the diagram, = 101, = 45, = 56. Which of these angles is the right angle?
- °
- ° ✓
- °
- impossible to tell, but this is a right-angled triangle
- this is not a right-angled triangle
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- A right-angled triangle has sides of length 21 inches, 220 inches, and 221 inches. Which of these are correct Pythagoras' theorem equations for this triangle?
- 21 + 220 = 221
- 21² + 220² = 221² ✓
- 221² = 220² + 21² ✓
- 220² = 221² + 21²
- 221² + 21² = 220²
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- A right-angled triangle has sides of length 39 inches, 80 inches, and 89 inches. Which of these are correctly rearranged Pythagoras' theorem equations for this triangle?
- 89² – 39² = 80² ✓
- 89² + 39² = 80²
- 89² – 80² = 39² ✓
- 89² = 80² – 39²
- 0 = 89² – 80² – 39² ✓
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- Using Pythagoras' theorem, calculate the length of the side labelled , rounded to 1 decimal place. Length of side is ______ cm.
- '22.6' ✓
- Using Pythagoras' theorem twice, calculate the length of the side labelled , rounded to 2 decimal places. Length of side is ______ cm.
- '20.69' ✓
Worksheet
Presentation
Lesson Details
Key learning points
- The hypotenuse is the side opposite the right angle.
- It does not matter which of the shorter sides is identified as a or b.
Common misconception
I can only use Pythagoras' theorem to find the length of a side of a right-angled triangle when the right-angle marker is labelled, so I know which side is the hypotenuse.
The right-angle marker doesn't need to be explicitly labelled in order to be able to identify the right-angle. You can use knowledge of "interior angles in a triangle sum to 180°" to find the right angle, given two other angles.
Keywords
Right-angled triangle - A right-angled triangle has exactly one 90° interior angle.
Hypotenuse - A hypotenuse is the side of the right-angle triangle which is opposite the right-angle.
Pythagoras’ theorem - Pythagoras’ theorem shows that the sum of the squares of the two shorter sides of a right-angled triangle is equal to the square of its longest side (the hypotenuse).