Thursday, April 30, 2009

For a right triangle, what is the measure of leg b if leg a=3 in. and leg c=5 in.? Explain how you found your answer, and express b by finding the square root of the area of the square on leg b. In other words, don't simplify the radical.

Monday, April 20, 2009

Pathagorean Theorem

When considering a right triangle, if leg a=3 in. and leg b=10 in. what is the measure of the hypotenuse (leg c)?

Saturday, April 4, 2009

When considering a right triangle, how does the area of squares on leg a and leg b relate to the area of the square on the hypotenuse?