This file is 544k and requires Acrobat Reader. Students understand and use such operations as taking the opposite, finding the reciprocal, taking a root, and raising to a fractional power. They understand the rules of exponents. Students use the Pythagorean Theorem to determine distance and find the missing lengths of sides of right triangles. Students know what is a right angle, and a right triangle.
Students can solve for the hypotenuse given the length of the legs.
Student Activities Introductory Activities Students are provided three images which have right triangles inside of them. The right triangles are highlighted. The legs and hypotenuse are labeled. Right Angle Search Students are first assigned to search the internet for webpages that have right angles in them. They type their findings into a form and the information is placed into a database.