Test your understanding of the Pythagorean formula and how to find missing sides in right triangles.

Try to answer the questions before checking the answers at the bottom of the page.

Question 1

Find the hypotenuse:

Sides: 6 and 8

a) 10
b) 12
c) 14

Question 2

Find the missing side:

Hypotenuse = 10
Side = 6

a) 6
b) 8
c) 9

Question 3

Find the missing side:

Hypotenuse = 13
Side = 5

a) 10
b) 11
c) 12

Question 4

Find the hypotenuse:

Sides: 5 and 12

a) 13
b) 14
c) 15

Question 5

Find the hypotenuse:

Sides: 1 and 1

a) 1
b) √2
c) 2

Answers

1 → a) 10
2 → b) 8
3 → c) 12
4 → a) 13
5 → b) √2

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1. Pythagorean Formula
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4. Pythagoras Theorem (Example)

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