What are the Legs and Hypotenuse of a Right Triangle?

Need an activity for teaching the Pythagorean Theorem? Geometry juniors apply the Pythagorean theorem to two triangles to determine a final calculation. 

Use the given tasks and detailed teacher's commentary to introduce your 8th graders to the Pythagorean theorem and its converse. Embedded links to information about Egyptian geometry make your presentation interesting. Consider...

As the fourth part of a series on the Pythagorean Theorem, Sal continues an exploration of the ways to calculate the length of sides of a right triangle using algebra. He also used this theorem to solve problems involving a right...

Square roots connect squares and right triangles. Using the Pythagorean Theorem, the video shows the relationship between the sides and hypotenuse of a 45-45 right triangle. The portion of a larger geometry playlist applies the...

45-45-90 triangles are half a square, which gives them a special status! The instructor explains the relationship of the sides of the 45-45-90 triangle using the Pythagorean Theorem as a reference. 

Here, Sal begins section 6 on page 407 of The Official SAT Study Guide, focusing on problems 1-4 in this video. He clarifies that SAT questions are "tricky, but really fast" problems that shouldn't take a lot of time to solve. To prove...

Middle and high schoolers construct a triangle using Cabri Jr. They construct squares on each of the legs and hypotenuse of the triangle. Pupils show that the area of the squares on the leg equal the area of the square on the hypotenuse.

Triangles are classified by their angle measurement as well as by the length of their sides. Here are some names that identify the types of triangles: right, isosceles, equilateral, scalene, obtuse, and acute. Watch this video to learn...

Trigonometry? What's trigonometry. Well, something to do with triangles, right? Right! Right triangles! In this problem, find the missing length of one of the sides. So set this up as a ratio: cosine(A) = adjacent side length divided by...

Need to find the length of a side of a right triangle? Just use the Pythagorean Theorem! Follow along as the tutor defines the Theorem, explains how it works, then uses it to determine the missing length of a right triangle.