Pythagorean Theorem Vocab

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Across
  1. 2. two sides.(a^2 + b^2=c^2)
  2. 3. the two sides that intersect to determine the right angle (one of these= a^2 and the other = b^2)
  3. 7. a theorem attributed to Pythagoras that the square of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of the
  4. 8. after you find what a^2 + b^2 equals, you have to find the _______ of the sum
  5. 10. it has a right angle and all of the sides are different lengths. 30-60-90 triangles are these types of triangles.
Down
  1. 1. a triangle with a right angle and and two sides that have equal lengths. 45-45-90 triangles are these types of triangles
  2. 4. the longest side of a triangle opposite to the right angle. (c^2)
  3. 5. a group of numbers that when plugged into the Pythagorean Theorem make three positive integers.
  4. 6. Pythagoras got _______ to show that his mathematical theory is true
  5. 8. found after either a leg or the hypotenuse of a triangle is squared
  6. 9. a triangle with a right angle. the Pythagorean theorem only applies to this type if triangle.