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How Do You Find the Length of a Leg of a Right Triangle?

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A right triangle. Two given measurements for two side lengths and one unknown length. Use the Pythagorean theorem to solve this problem and find the missing value. Squares and square roots are used in this problem and don't worry when the answer has a radical in it. Use a table or a calculator to find an estimation.

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Concepts
legs, radicals, hypotenuse, length, measurement, pythagorean theorem, right triangles, triangles, roots, sides, square roots
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right triangle, pythagorean theorem, sides, length, root, square root, radical, hypotenuse, leg, math
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Resource Details
Grade
6th - 9th
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
Instructional Videos
Media Length
4:09
Audience
For Teacher Use
Instructional Strategy
Flipped Classroom
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