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Solving Using Formula For Problem Solving

This document discusses Pythagoras' theorem, which states that for any right triangle, the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides. It provides the formula a2 + b2 = c2, where c is the longest side (the hypotenuse) and a and b are the other two sides. The document also gives an example of using the formula to solve for the unknown side of a right triangle where a=5 and b=12, finding that c=13.

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Solving Using Formula For Problem Solving

This document discusses Pythagoras' theorem, which states that for any right triangle, the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides. It provides the formula a2 + b2 = c2, where c is the longest side (the hypotenuse) and a and b are the other two sides. The document also gives an example of using the formula to solve for the unknown side of a right triangle where a=5 and b=12, finding that c=13.

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Solving using Formula for Problem Solving Pythagoras' Theorem

Years ago, a man named Pythagoras found an amazing fact about triangles:

If the triangle had a right angle (90) ... ... and you made a square on each of the three sides, then ...
... the biggest square had the exact same area as the other two squares put together!

It is called "Pythagoras' Theorem" and can be written in one short equation:

a2 + b2 = c2

Note:

c is the longest side of the triangle a and b are the other two sides

Definition
The longest side of the triangle is called the "hypotenuse", so the formal definition is:

Write it down as an equation:

a2 + b2 = c2

Now you can use algebra to find any missing value, as in the following examples:

Example: Solve this triangle. a2 + b2 = c2 52 + 122 = c2 25 + 144 = c2 169 = c2 c2 = 169 c = 169 c = 13

Taken from http://www.mathsisfun.com/pythagoras.html

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