Fill in the blanks with the correct vocabulary. (5 points)

Question

To use Pythagorean Theorem, you must have a ______ The triangle has 2 legs and 1 ______. The ______ is the longest side of the triangle and is across from the ______ degree angle. Pythagoras is credited with the theorem that states that the ______ of the squares of the 2 legs is equal to the longest side squared

:: difference
:: right
:: product
:: hypotenuse
:: acute
:: square
:: obtuse
:: straight
:: leg
:: 180
:: 90
:: sum

Answer 1

To use Pythagorean Theorem, you must have a **right** triangle. The triangle has 2 legs and 1 **hypotenuse**. The **hypotenuse** is the longest side of the triangle and is across from the **right** degree angle. Pythagoras is credited with the theorem that states that the **sum** of the squares of the 2 legs is equal to the longest side squared.