Unit 8
Student Learning Targets

Grade 8
Section ASide Lengths and Areas of Squares
Section BThe Pythagorean Theorem
Finding Side Lengths of Triangles
A Proof of the Pythagorean Theorem
Finding Unknown Side Lengths
If I know the lengths of two sides, I can find the length of the third side in a right triangle.
When I have a right triangle, I can identify which side is the hypotenuse and which sides are the legs.
The Converse
I can explain why it is true that if the side lengths of a triangle satisfy the equation
then it must be a right triangle.
Section CSide Lengths and Volumes of Cubes
Section DDecimal Representation of Rational and Irrational Numbers
Section ELet's Put It to Work