G U I D E ON T H E

P Y T H A G OR E A N
T H E OR E M
By: Lucy Robbins
12/12/13
Are You a Right Triangle?
1.) 12, 15, 20
Words Problems
2.) 18, 24, 30
3.) 20, 21, 29
4.) 2.1, 2.8, 3.5
1.)
2.)
3.)
5.) 10
2
+ 10
2
4.)
200
square root: 14.1 miles
10
10
12
2
+ 15
2
=20
2
144+225=369
20
2
=400
NO
18
2
+ 24
2
=30
2
324+576=900
30
2
=900
900=900
YES
20
2
+21
2
=29
2
400+441=841
29
2 =841
841=841
YES
2.1
2
+2.8
2
=3.5
2
4.41+7.84=12.25
3.5
2 =12.25
12.25=12.25
YES
9.6
2
+6
2
81+36=117
square root: 10.8 miles
9
6
90
2
+90
2
8100+8100=16200
square root: 127.3 feet
90
90
120
2
+45
2
14400+2025=16200
square root: 128.2 yards
120
120
2.5
2
+b
2
=12
2
144-6.25=137.75
square root: 11.7 feet
2.5
12
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Missing Lengths of the Hypotenuse
1.)
x
28
21
2.)
x
7
5
3.)
4.)
4.) a=? b=72 c=78
x
13
13
x
17
17
3.) a=15 b=? c=25
2.) a=? b=38 c=45
1.) a=48 b=? c=60
Pythagoras
Pythagoras was a very important
contribute to mathematics. He was
born on the Somas island in Greece.
He made many contributes. Such as,
he founded schools, proved the
pythagorean theorem and also
contributed to astronomy, music and
he was a philosopher. He is known as
the father of numbers. Pythagoras
was a very important man and is a
huge contribute to multiple things.
The Pythagorean Theorem
The pythagorean theorem is one of
the earliest theorems. Pythagoras
proved this theorem. When you solve
equations using the pythagorean
theorem, you always look at the
hypotenuse. The hypotenuse is the
largest side and is always located
directly across from where the right
angle is. The pythagorean theorem
states that the sum of the two
smaller numbers squared are equal
the larger number squared. The
formula of the pythagorean theorem
is a
2
+ b
2
= c
2.
What is the missing angle?
28
2
+ 21
2
784+ 441= 1225
x=35
5
2
+ 7
2
25+ 49=74
x=8.6
13
2
+13
2
169+169=338
x=18.4
17
2
+17
2
289+289=578
x=24
60
2
-48
2
=b
2
3600-2304=1296
square root: 36
45
2
=a
2
+38
2
2025-
2025-1444=518
square root: 24.1
25
2
-15
2
=b
2
625-225=400
square root: 20
78
2
-72
2
=a
2
6084-5184=900
square root: 30
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