Pythagorean Theorem Practice

Click on the three check boxes in the sketch below. The lengths of the sides should be displayed.
Drag point A. Drag point B. Drag point C.

Click on one the the check boxes to hide one of the measurements.
Drag points A, B, and C around.
Use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the length of the missing side.
Click on the check box to check your answer.

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Challenge 1: Try to drag the points so all the sides are whole numbers. If you can do it, can you do it in another way?

Challenge 2: Try to drag the points so all the sides are the same length!

Steve Phelps, Created with GeoGebra