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Explain The Pythagorean Theorem, Its Proofs and Applications

This document provides an overview of the Pythagorean theorem and its proofs and applications. It defines the Pythagorean theorem as stating that the sum of the squares of the sides of a right triangle's two shorter sides equals the square of the hypotenuse. Two common proofs are described - a rearrangement proof using squares and an algebraic proof. The theorem has applications in architecture, construction, navigation, and surveying to calculate lengths, areas, heights and slopes.

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Explain The Pythagorean Theorem, Its Proofs and Applications

This document provides an overview of the Pythagorean theorem and its proofs and applications. It defines the Pythagorean theorem as stating that the sum of the squares of the sides of a right triangle's two shorter sides equals the square of the hypotenuse. Two common proofs are described - a rearrangement proof using squares and an algebraic proof. The theorem has applications in architecture, construction, navigation, and surveying to calculate lengths, areas, heights and slopes.

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Pythagorean Theorem

This is a renowned mathematical rule that stipulates that the summation of squares of the

dimensions of the dual short sides of the right triangle is equivalent to the square of the

dimension of the hypotenuse. The sides of this very triangle are commonly known as base,

height and the hypotenuse (Strick, 2021). Moreover, the hypotenuse is deemed to be the longest

side since it is opposite to the underlying angle of 90°.

Proofs of Pythagorean Theorem

The common proofs of the Pythagorean Theorem are undertaken by rearrangement and

Algebraic.

a.)Proof by rearrangement

The three sides of the existing right triangle depicted by a,b and c can be utilized to

create a square with sides a+b and a corresponding square within the center having a side length

of c and an area of c2 as represented in figure 1 below.

Figure 1
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Nevertheless, in case the four triangles are rearranged as displayed in figure 2, two

squares inside the bigger square with the areas a2 and b2 respectively are created.

Figure 2

Since the relatively bigger square has a similar area within both situations, that is (a+b)2,

and the corresponding four triangles are also similar, it is concluded that the underlying two

squares a2 and b2 are deemed to be equivalent in terms of area to the bigger square c2. Thus, a2 +

b2 = c2. 

b.) Algebraic Evidences

The theorem can be demonstrated to utilize four sets of triangles with sides represented a,

b and c arranged within a square represented by side labeled c as in figure 1(Kolpas, 2018). The

triangles are considered to be identical with area depicted as ½ab whereas the corresponding

minor square possessing side (b-a) coupled with the area represented as (b-a)2. Thus, the area of

the big square will be represented as

(b-a)2+ 4ab/2= a2+b2

Nevertheless, this is s square represented by side labeled c and corresponding area of c2.

Therefore, the c2= a2+b2


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Figure 3

Applications of Pythagorean Theorem

Pythagorean Theorem is applied in architecture and construction in building sloped

roofs. It is applied in architecture to cut correctly sized beams to support the rooftop as well as

compute the area of the roof that would require a shingle (Boudreaux et al., 2021). In-plane

navigation, the theorem is used to determine the height above the ground and its corresponding

distance from the terminus airport to establish the precise location to commence descent to

that very airport. In surveying, the Pythagorean Theorem is utilized to compute the steepness

of the slopes of hills as well as mountains. A surveyor normally views via a telescope when

evaluating a stationary distance away, and because the surveyors recognize both the altitude

of the measuring stick and the corresponding horizontal distance of the pole from the

underlying telescope, they can utilize the theorem to establish the length of the slope distance,

and length in determining the extent of its steepness.


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References

Boudreaux, C., Ehrlich, J., Ghimire, S., & Sanders, S. (2021). Application of the Pythagorean

Expected Wins Percentage and Cross-Validation Methods in Estimating Team

Quality. Mathematics and Sports, 2(2).

Kolpas, S. (2018). The Pythagorean Theorem Eight Classic Proofs (Vol. 1). Dr Sidney J.

Kolpas.

Strick, H. K. (2021). The Pythagorean Theorem. In Mathematics is Beautiful (pp. 323-357).

Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg.

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