Grade 8 HMH Go Math - Answer Keys Answer keys Chapter 12:The Pythagorean Theorem; Lesson 2: Converse of the Pythagorean Theorem

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Grade 8 HMH Go Math - Answer Keys

Chapter 12:The Pythagorean Theorem; Lesson 2: Converse of the Pythagorean Theorem

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Question 1 (request help)
Lashandra used grid paper to construct the triangle shown.

a. What are the lengths of the sides of Lashandra’s triangle?

units,

Question 1 (request help)
b. Use the converse of the Pythagorean Theorem to determine whether the triangle is a right triangle.

The triangle that Lashandra constructed \(\color{red}{\text{is / is not}}\) a right triangle.

a right triangle

Question 2 (request help)
A triangle has side lengths 9 cm, 12 cm, and 16 cm. Tell whether the triangle is a right triangle.
Let a = _____, b = _____, and c = ______.

By the converse of the Pythagorean Theorem, the triangle \(\color{red}{\text{is / is not} }\) a right triangle.

a right triangle

Question 3 (request help)
The marketing team at a new electronics company is designing a logo that contains a circle and a triangle. On one design, the triangle’s side lengths are 2.5 in., 6 in., and 6.5 in. Is the triangle a right triangle? Explain.

Question 4 (request help)
How can you use the converse of the Pythagorean Theorem to tell if a triangle is a right triangle?
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