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This document provides a guide to the Pythagorean theorem. It begins by introducing Pythagoras, the ancient Greek mathematician who discovered the theorem. The Pythagorean theorem states that in a right triangle, the sum of the squares of the two legs equals the square of the hypotenuse. The document then shows examples of using the theorem to solve for missing sides of right triangles. It demonstrates setting up and solving the equation a2 + b2 = c2 to find missing lengths. In total, it presents five word problems as examples of applying the Pythagorean theorem.

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Pythagoren Theorem Better

This document provides a guide to the Pythagorean theorem. It begins by introducing Pythagoras, the ancient Greek mathematician who discovered the theorem. The Pythagorean theorem states that in a right triangle, the sum of the squares of the two legs equals the square of the hypotenuse. The document then shows examples of using the theorem to solve for missing sides of right triangles. It demonstrates setting up and solving the equation a2 + b2 = c2 to find missing lengths. In total, it presents five word problems as examples of applying the Pythagorean theorem.

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Are You a Right Triangle?

Word Problems
1.

12 ft

1. No
Because:
122+152 202

a=11.74 ft

137.75

=11.74

c2 -b2 =a2

2.5 ft

BY: GREG DACHTLER

122 -2.52 =a2


137.75=a2

2.

yd

2 Yes
Because:
182+242 = 302

16425

=128.16

12

8.

16

120 yds

c=

3. Yes
Because:
202+212 = 292

a2+b2=c2

45 yds

1202+452=c2
16425=c2

4. Yes
Because:
2.12+2.82 = 3.52

3.
8

.2
27
1
c=

ft

90 ft

16200 =127.28

a2+b2=c2

90 ft

902+902=c
16200=c2
9 mi
4.
6 mi

2
.8

10
c= a2+b2=c2

62+92=c2

5.
10 mi

14

10 mi
Tuesday, December 17, 2013 8:23:26 AM Pacific Standard Time

=10.82

a2+b2=c2
102+102=c2
200=c2

Dachtler, Gregory

117

117=c2

c=
14
.

70:56:81:b0:04:17

GUIDE TO THE PYTHAGOREAN


THEOREM

200

=14.14

Right Triangles

Who Was Pythagoras?


Pythagoras was an ancient Greek
mathematician. He was born in 569 BC,
Samos Greece, and died in 475 BC,
Metapontum Italy. He came up with the
Pythagorean Theorem. The Pythagorean
Theorem is a theorem in geometry that
states, in a right triangle, that a2+b2=c2.
He also discovered that the sum of the
angles of a triangle is equal to 180. One
more thing that he discovered is
geometrical algebra.

1.

60

48

b =36
c2-a2=b2


602-482=b2
1296=b2

1.

c=35

28
21

1296

a2+b2=c2

=36

282+212=c2

2.
a =24.1

2.

74

=8.6

c=8.6

38
7

c2-b2=a2
452-382=a2

581

a2+b2=c2

=24.1

52+72=c2
74=c2

3.

25

15

13
3.
c=18.38

b =20
2
2
c -a =b2
252-152=b2

13
400

=20

a2+b2=c2

400=b2

338=c2
4.

782-722=a2

70:56:81:b0:04:17

=18.38

17

c=24.04

72

17

c2-b2=a2

900=a2

338

132+132=c2
78

4.
a =30

Tuesday, December 17, 2013 8:23:26 AM Pacific Standard Time

=35

45

581=a2

Dachtler, Gregory

1225

1225=c2

Pythagorean Theorem
It states that, in a right triangle, side a
(squared), plus side b (squared), equals
the hypotenuse (side c, squared of
course).

The Missing Hypotenuse

a2 +b2 =c2
900

=30

172+172=c2
578=c2

578 =24.04

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