Printable Missing Leg Worksheet
This worksheet is for students practicing the Pythagorean theorem with the missing leg. It has name and date lines, a problem set with four columns labeled Problem and Answer, and notes that c is the hypotenuse. Problems ask for the missing leg from given b and c values, such as b = 2, c = 4 and b = 10, c = 19.
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- 2 pages
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- PDF, 103 KB
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Use the first page for student work and the second page as the answer key. Have students square the hypotenuse, subtract the known leg squared, and take the square root of the result. The key shows worked answers in the same format, with decimal approximations for checking.
Good for
- Classwork on missing leg problems
- Homework for Pythagorean theorem practice
- Quick answer-checking with the included key
Tip: Print double-sided so the worksheet and answer key stay together.
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