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ULATI ING M_OF PYTHAGORAS In algebraic terms the Theorem of Pythagoras is written c? = a? + b?, where ’c’ is the hypotenuse of a right angle triangle and ’a’ and ’b’ are the altitude and base respectively. ‘The examples below show how we can use the Pythagorean Theorem to calculate the third side of a * right angle triangle when we are given the lengths of the two other sides. EXAMPLE #1: Calculate the hypotenuse of EXAMPLE #2: Find the length of the a right angle triangle where the base is 16 cm altitude of a right angle triangle where the and the altitude is 12 cm. base is 7 km and the hypotenuse is 25 km. ‘ em 7km a : i6em a+ eae2+ a+ P= 25 q 12 + 16 a + 49 " 144 + 256 s 1400 “Find the square root of both sides. Va : 20 cm . the hypotenuse (side ’c’) is 20 em. « the altitude is 24 kilometres. “ A. Find the length of the missing side labelled ’x’ in each right angle triangle below. 1 2 3. 2 66 4 35 x dm, im x 275m ¥ 12 : : 24m 6. 160 km 65 * 25m x an 178 km 1. 16 8 x 9% ' 20m i x 113 bm x ' 10cm , 21m x , 10 i, 36cm 12, 1S hm ' 5 15cm J x 13m n . ee x , Tem , Sim 7 -174- Pee OHO Ce CECOLCECECUUYUYS Dd rary . B. Draw a labelled diagram to illustrate each problem, then solve for the unknown using the Theorem of Pythagoras. 1. Calculate the length of the diagonal of a rectangle whose sides measure: (a) 14 metres and 48 metres (b) 11 centimetres and 60 centimetres 2. Calculate the length of a rectangle that has the following measurements: (a) diagonal measure 7.5 metres and width measures 4.5 metres (b) diagonal measures 26 centimetres and width measures 10 centimetres 3, A ladder 6.25 metres long rests against a wall at a point 5 metres from the ground, How far is the foot of the ladder from the wall? 4. A square corner lot has sides of 50 metres. Calculate, to the nearest metre, the distance saved in taking a short-cut across the diagonal. 5, Romeo's ladder was 3.125 metres long, When he placed it on the lower edge of Juliette’s window, the foot of the ladder was 0.875 metres from the wall. How far was the window above the ground? 6. The diagonal of a rectangular field measure 65 hectometres and the width is 25 hectometres. Find the length of this field. 7. In the diagram below, AB = 13 centimetres, BC = 21 centimetres and BD = S centimetres. Using this information, calculate the length of side AC. _— sLb c 8. A pole 7.5 metres high and another pole 4.5 metres high have a wire connecting their tops. If the poles are 4 metres apart, how long is the wire? 9. State in words the Theorem of Pythagoras, 10. A gate is 12 dm long and 5 dm wide. It has a board to reinforce it that runs along its diagonal, How long is this board.? 11, What is the longest straight line that can be drawn on a rectangular piece of paper that is 8 centimetres wide and 15 centimetres long? 12, Calculate the height of an equilateral triangle whose sides are congruent to 10 cm, 13. If each square below represents 1 cm’, how long is the zig-zag line from A to E? 12,7_REVIEW OF THE PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM . Extra Practice. Solve each of the following, 1. Two telephone poles are 60 metres apart. The poles are 42 metres and 60 metres high. What is the distance between the tops of these two poles? 2. The perimeter of a rectangle is 98 centimetres and one of its sides is 9 centimetres, Find the length of the diagonal of this rectangle. 3. A 12.5 metre ramp extends from the ground to the delivery entrance of a building 3.75 metres above the base of a building, How many metres from the side of the building is the foot of the ramp? 4. A ladder reaches the top of a wall that is 6 metres high. If the base of the ladder is 2.5 metres from the wall, how long is the ladder? 5. A builder is making rafters for the roof of a house. The width of the house is 12 m and he has to make the roof 2.5 m higher in the centre than where the rafters rest on the walls of the house. If the eaves of each rafter overhangs 0.5 m, find the length of each rafter. 6. A baseball diamond is square and the distance between each base is 30 metres. Find the distance from second base to home plate. 7. Can a folded umbrella 98 centimetres long be packed in the bottom of a suitcase 84 centimetres long and 52 centimetres wide? SPIDER'S PROBLEM A room is 6 metres long, 2.4 metres wide and 2.4 metres high. here is a fly on the middle line of one end wall one metre from the floor (at B), ‘There s a spider on the opposite wall one metre from the ceiling and on the middle line of that wall (at A). The fly remains still and the spider catches it by travelling in a straight line from A to B. How far did the spider travel going from A to B? [24m 2.4m om 9. Boat A is 10 km west of boat B. Boat A travels directly north to get to shore. Boat B travels 26 km directly to the same point on shore. How much shorter is Boat A’s trip? 10. A square is inscribed in a circle whose diameter is 10 cm. Find the length of the side of the square. 11. A warehouse is 20 m long, 12 m wide and 7 m high. Find (a) the diagonal distance across the floor of the room, and (b) the distance from the southeast corner of the room at the ceiling to the northwest corner of the room at the floor. 12. Find the length of the sides labelled x and y. y 1g CANADIAN MATHEMATICS 8 12.6 CALCULATIONS USING THE THEOREM OF PYTHAGORAS ‘The Theorem of Pythagoras is written c® = a + b?, where 'c'is the hypotenuse and 'a’and "b'are @ the altitude and base respectively of any right angle triangle. The examples below show how we use the Pythagorean Theorem to calculate the missing side of any right angle triangle. EXAMPLE #1: Calculate the hypotenuse of- EXAMPLE #2: Find the length of the a right angle triangle where the base is 16 cm altitude of a right angle triangle where the and the altitude is 12 cm base is 7 km and the hypotenuse is 25 km. s 12cm Tn; a Tem a? + b? eae + a+? 2 = 12 + 16 a +49 cf = 144 + 256 ct = V400

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