1. Applying the Pythagorean Theorem
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2. Warm Up
Kim is making a pennant shaped like a right triangle. The legs measure 14 cm and 20 cm. What does the diagonal measure?
A plane leaves the airport and goes 220 miles north then turns east and goes 140 miles east. How far away from the airport is the plane?

3. Warm Up Answers
24.4cm
260.8 miles

4. Ex. 1: A rectangular quilt has the dimensions 8 ft by 6 ft
Ex. 1: A rectangular quilt has the dimensions 8 ft by 6 ft. What is the diagonal of the quilt?
10 ft

5. Ex 2: The diagonal of a rectangle is 12 cm
Ex 2: The diagonal of a rectangle is 12 cm. The width of the rectangle is 8 cm. What is the length of the rectangle?
8.9 cm

6. Applying the Pythagorean Theorem
Scavenger Hunt

7. Write a problem to go with the picture.
Closure
Write a problem to go with the picture.
15 ft
30 ft