Year 9

Right-angled triangles and tilted squares

Year 9

Right-angled triangles and tilted squares

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will explore how to find side lengths of triangles which lie on tilted squares.

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6 Questions

Q1.
What is the length of the line below?
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√10
Correct answer: √17
10
17
Q2.
What is the length of the line below?
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Correct answer: √10
√8
10
8
Q3.
What is the length of the line below?
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√13
Correct answer: √26
√5
12
Q4.
Which statement best describes the blue and red lines shown in the diagram?
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The blue and red lines are equal in length.
The blue line is longer than the red line.
Correct answer: The blue line is shorter than the red line.
Q5.
What is the length of the missing side of the triangle, labelled n?
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√3
Correct answer: √5
√6
√7
Q6.
What is the length of the missing side of the triangle, labelled m?
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√10
√12
Correct answer: √8

6 Questions

Q1.
Look at the diagram below and fill in the gap: The area of the larger square is equal to the ........... of the area of the two smaller squares.
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difference
product
Correct answer: sum
Q2.
What is the side length of the larger square?
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Correct answer: √10
√8
10
8
Q3.
What is the side length of the larger square?
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√12
Correct answer: √26
12
26
Q4.
What is the side length of the larger square?
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Correct answer: √29
√7
29
7
Q5.
If the pink triangle has a base of 10 and a height of 2. What is the area of the green tilted square?
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√104
√20
Correct answer: 104
20
Q6.
If the pink triangle has a base of 10 and a height of 2. What is the side length of the green square?
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Correct answer: √104
√29
104
29