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Pythagoras' Theorem

The document discusses labeling sides and angles in triangles and introduces Pythagoras' theorem. Pythagoras' theorem states that in a right triangle, the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides. The theorem can be used to find a missing side when the other two sides are known by substituting values into the theorem equation and solving. Several examples of using the theorem are provided.

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Pythagoras' Theorem

The document discusses labeling sides and angles in triangles and introduces Pythagoras' theorem. Pythagoras' theorem states that in a right triangle, the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides. The theorem can be used to find a missing side when the other two sides are known by substituting values into the theorem equation and solving. Several examples of using the theorem are provided.

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LABELLING

OF SIDES AND ANGLES



Side “a” is the same as side BC, which is opposite angle A


Side “b” is the same as side AC, which is opposite angle B
Side “c” is the same as side AB, which is opposite angle C

Side “p” is the same as side QR, which is opposite angle P


Side “q” is the same as side PR, which is opposite angle Q
Side “r” is the same as side PO, which is opposite angle R

Side “x” is the same as side YZ, which is opposite angle X


Side “y” is the same as side XZ, which is opposite angle Y
Side “z” is the same as side XY, which is opposite angle Z










PYTHAGORAS’ THEOREM/ PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM

A little bit of History

• This famous theorem is named for the Greek mathematician and philosopher, Pythagoras

• Said to be discovered in ancient Greece by Pythagoras (500 BC), but there are some who think it
may have been proven even earlier.


THE THEOREM
• Applicable ONLY to right-angled triangles

• Hypotenuse – the longest side in a right-angled triangle; the side opposite the right angle




The theorem states: “The square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of
the squares of the other two sides.”

EXAMPLES:






! ! !
𝐴𝐶 = 𝐴𝐵 + 𝐵𝐶
𝑃𝑅! = 𝑃𝑄! + 𝑄𝑅! 𝑋𝑍 ! = 𝑋𝑌 ! + 𝑌𝑍 !


FINDING MISSING SIDES
The theorem can be used to find a missing side in a right-angled triangle when given the lengths of the
other two sides.

EXAMPLES:




Find the length of PQ

State the theorem using the names of the sides of the given triangle
𝑃𝑄! = 𝑃𝑅! + 𝑄𝑅!
(Remember to ALWAYS start with the hypotenuse)

Substitute the known sides 𝑃𝑄! = 13! + 10!

𝑃𝑄! = 169 + 100


Solve to find the missing side
𝑃𝑄! = 269

(Give your answer to 3 s.f. unless otherwise specified) 𝑃𝑄 = √269
𝑃𝑄 = 16.4 𝑐𝑚 𝑡𝑜 3 𝑠. 𝑓.






Find the length of AC

State the theorem using the names of the sides of the given triangle
𝐵𝐶 ! = 𝐴𝐵! + 𝐴𝐶 !
(Remember to ALWAYS start with the hypotenuse)

Substitute the known sides 13! = 5! + 𝐴𝐶 !

169 = 25 + 𝐴𝐶 !
Solve to find the missing side 169 − 25 = 𝐴𝐶 !

144 = 𝐴𝐶 !
(Remember in solving equations, move terms by using the
opposite operation on the opposite side of the equation) √144 = 𝐴𝐶
𝐴𝐶 = 12 𝑐𝑚



PRACTICE QUESTIONS

𝐴𝐶 ! = 𝐴𝐵! + 𝐵𝐶 !
𝐴𝐶 ! = 9! + 12!
𝐴𝐶 ! = 81 + 144
𝐴𝐶 ! = 225
𝐴𝐶 = √225
𝐴𝐶 = 15 𝑐𝑚






𝑃𝑄! = 𝑃𝑅! + 𝑄𝑅!
𝑃𝑄! = 10! + 24!
𝑃𝑄! = 100 + 576
𝑃𝑄! = 676
𝑃𝑄 = √676
𝑃𝑄 = 26 𝑐𝑚






𝑋𝑌 ! = 𝑋𝑍 ! + 𝑌𝑍 !
10! = 𝑋𝑍 ! + 6!
100 = 𝑋𝑍 ! + 36
100 − 36 = 𝑋𝑍 !
64 = 𝑋𝑍 !
√64 = 𝑋𝑍

𝐴𝐶 = 8 𝑐𝑚




𝐷𝐸 ! = 𝐸𝐹 ! + 𝐷𝐹 !
24! = 6! + 𝐷𝐹 !
576 = 36 + 𝐷𝐹 !
576 − 36 = 𝐷𝐹 !
540 = 𝐷𝐹 !

√540 = 𝐷𝐹

𝐷𝐹 = 23.2 𝑐𝑚 𝑡𝑜 3 𝑠. 𝑓.





𝐾𝐿! = 𝐽𝐾 ! + 𝐽𝐿!
𝐾𝐿! = 1! + 1!
𝐾𝐿! = 1 + 1
𝐾𝐿! = 2
𝐾𝐿 = √2

𝐾𝐿 = 1.41 𝑐𝑚 𝑡𝑜 3 𝑠. 𝑓.






𝐿𝑁 ! = 𝐿𝑀! + 𝑀𝑁 !
𝐿𝑁 ! = 7! + 3!
𝐿𝑁 ! = 49 + 9

𝐿𝑁 ! = 58

𝐿𝑁 = √58
𝐿𝑁 = 7.62 𝑐𝑚 𝑡𝑜 3 𝑠. 𝑓.

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