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Pythagorean Theorem

Pythagoras discovered that for any right triangle, the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides. He proved this theorem around 500 BC by studying triangles. The Pythagorean theorem can be written as a2 + b2 = c2, where a and b are the lengths of the legs and c is the length of the hypotenuse. This theorem can be used to solve various word problems involving right triangles, such as calculating the total distance traveled by a boat or finding the distance from the base of a ladder to the house.

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Pythagorean Theorem

Pythagoras discovered that for any right triangle, the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides. He proved this theorem around 500 BC by studying triangles. The Pythagorean theorem can be written as a2 + b2 = c2, where a and b are the lengths of the legs and c is the length of the hypotenuse. This theorem can be used to solve various word problems involving right triangles, such as calculating the total distance traveled by a boat or finding the distance from the base of a ladder to the house.

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Pythagorean
Theorem
Around 500 BC, a Greek
scholar named Pythagoras
was fascinated by triangles.
He studied them a bit closer
and found that the sum of the
squares of the two shorter
sides of a triangle is exactly
equal to the square of the
longest side. And he proved
that this doesn't work for

Pythagorean
Theorem
If a triangle
is a right
, then
a2 + b2 = c2.

Proofs of

Pythagorean
Theorem

Proofs of

Pythagorean
Theorem

Pythagorean
Theorem
b= 3 cm

a= 4 cm

Pythagorean
Theorem
c2= a2+ b2
= (4cm)2 + (3cm)2
= 16 cm2 + 9 cm 2
c2 = 25 cm2
c2 = 25 cm2
c = 5 cm

Word Problems
about

Pythagorean
Theorem

A boat sails due East from


a Harbour (H), to a Marker
Buoy (B), 15 miles away.
At B the boat turns due
South and sails for 6.4
miles to a Lighthouse (L).
It then returns to harbour.
What is the total distance

Word Problems
about

Pythagorean
Theorem

15
miles
D

6.4
miles

Word Problems
about

Pythagorean
Theorem

D2 = T 2 + L 2
= (15mi)

+ (6.4mi)

= 225 mi2 + 40. 96


mi2
D2 = 265.96 mi2
D2 = 265.96 mi2
D= 16.31 mi

Word Problems
about

Pythagorean
Theorem

A 12 ft ladder (L)
rests against the side
of a house (H). The
top of the ladder is
9.5 ft from the floor.
How far (D) is the
base of the ladder

Word Problems
about

Pythagorean
Theorem

L=12
ft

H
=9.5
Dft

Word Problems
about

Pythagorean
Theorem

L2 = D 2 + H 2
D2 = L 2 - H 2
= (12 ft) 2 - (9.5 ft) 2
= 144 ft2 - 90.25 ft2
D2 = 53.75 ft2
D2 = 53.75 ft2
D= 7.33 ft

Pythagorean
Theorem
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