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Pythagoras’ Theorem

Example 1

8.1 cm
E

D 14.4 cm
6 cm

B C
18 cm

In the diagram given, BC = 18, EC = 14.4 cm, BD = 6 cm, AE = 8.1 cm and

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Example 2 B

16.5 cm
y 7 cm

A
11 cm C
D

In the given figure, AB = 16.5cm, BC = 7cm and AD = 11cm. find the length of y.

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1.
Figure ABCDE is made up of a right-angled triangle ABC and a parallelogram CDEA.
AB = 8 cm, BC = 6 cm and AE = 5.5 cm. Find the
(a) area of ABCDE,
(b) perimeter of the ABCDE.

E
D
5.5 cm 3.8 cm

A C

8 cm 6 cm

B
2.
In the diagram, ABC and CDE are straight lines. It is given that AE = 12 cm,
CD = 25 cm, AD = 13 cm, AE is perpendicular to CE and BD is perpendicular to AC.
Find
(a) the length DE.
(b) the length AC.
(c) the area of ACD .
(d) the length BD.

B
13 cm 12 cm

C 25 cm D E

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3.
The diagram shows a vertical wall AD and its shadow DC at 1 pm in the afternoon.
At 2 pm, it was found that the shadow has lengthened to 4.0 m which was twice its length
at 1 pm. The length AB is 5.2 m.

4.0 m

Find, correct to 3 significant figures,

4.
In the diagram, a ladder AB, leans against a vertical wall. The foot of the ladder is
initially 3.6 m from the wall and the ladder reaches a height of 4.8 m. The ladder then
slides 1 m down the wall. Find how far the foot of ladder has moved from its original
position.

A
1m

4.8 m

3.6 m
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5.
In the diagram below, triangle ABC is congruent to triangle DBE, AC = 13 cm,
BC = 5 cm and DB = 12 cm. Find the length of
(a) DE,
(b) AE.
A

13 cm
E

B
D C
12 cm 5 cm

6.

y 4.6 m
3m

x 14 m

Two vertical posts are 14 m apart as shown in the diagram. One is 3 m high and the other
is 4.6 m high. Find the value of x, y and z.

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7.

26.64 cm 20 cm
y

B 12 cm C
x D

Triangles ABC, ACD and ABD are right-angle triangles. Using Pythagoras Theorem,
find the value of x and y.

8.

45 m 65 m
57 m

From the top of a lighthouse, 45 m above the sea, two boats are spotted.
(a) Show that the distance between Boat A and Boat B is approximately 11.9 m.
(b) Calculate the time taken by Boat A to reach Boat B if the speed of Boat A is 5 m/s.

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9.

3x cm

(x + 4) cm B
A
(3x  5) cm

Q R
(4 x  5) cm

PQR is a right-angled triangle. A and B are points on PQ and PR respectively such that
AB // QR. BR is (3x  5) cm , AB is (x + 4) cm, PB is 3x cm and QR is (4 x  5) cm .
(a) Find the value of x.
(b) Hence, find the length of PQ.

10.
In the figure below, ABC is a right-angled triangle with AC = 16 cm, BC = 12 cm and
ACB  90 . D is a point on AB such that CDB  90 and CD = x cm.

Find
(a) the length of AB,
(b) the area of triangle ABC,
(c) the value of x,
(d) the area of triangle CDB.

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11.
In the diagram below is not drawn to scale. ABCD is a square of sides 7 cm each.
The side CD is produced to E so that DE = 4 cm. Calculate
(a) BE.
(b) the area of EDB .
(c) FD.

A B

7 cm
F

E 4 cm D 7 cm C

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