LESSON PLAN

School Unit

: Junior High School

Subject

: Mathematics

Grade/Semester

: VIII/1

Meeting

: 1 ( first meeting)

Duration

: 2 x 40 minutes

Standard Competence : Use Pythagoras theorem to solve problem.

Basic Competence

: Use Pythagorastheorem to find leght side of right

triangle.

Indicator :
1. Discussing Pythagoras theorem in plane.
2. Determine Pythagoras theorem in formula.
3. Determine rule of Pythagoras triple.
Learning Objective:
1. Student are able to determine Pythagoras theorem in plane by discussing.
2. Students are able to determine Pythagoras theorem formula by discussing.
3. Students are able to determine rule of Pythagoras triple by discussing.
4. Students are able to find a concept with discussion in a group.
Main Material: Pythagoras' Theorem
Learning model and Method:
Model

: Discussion.

Method

: Discussion, Question-answer.

Teaching and Learning Activities:

I. Introduction
( Step 1 : clarify aims and establish set)
Apperception: students are remembered the lesson before, especially about the
plane.
Did you still remember about formula of the area of rectangle, try to find the area of
two rectangle with length of side 6 cm and 5 cm
Answer:
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Learning Objectives: teacher clarifies the learning objective and makes sure
students that after study this matter they can solve some problem
are related.
Motivations: teacher presents the application of this matter in daily life.
In the park like in a picture, although there is
road for walking but people usually choose to
walk or cross on the grass. Although this is
not good, why people like to do that? To know
the reason, let we study about this material.
II. Main Activities
( Step 2 : focus the discussion)
1. Teacher remembers students about their assignment that is read this topics
at home.
2. Teacher explains the role of this meeting.
3. Teacher divide student to some groups which have 5 member of each
group and have heterogeneous skill, religion, custom, etc.
4. Teacher gives students a work sheet.
( Step 3 : hold the discussion)
5. Teacher give students preface material.
In the right angled triangle is having tree

side. There are two perpendicular sides

called right angled side and one side in

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B

front of right angle called slope side or

hypotenuse. In the picture, right angled side

is AB and BC, and the hypotenuse is AC.

6. Teacher asks students to discuss about work sheet.

7. Teacher walks around class to observe the discussion and students
progress.

8. By question-answer, teacher makes sure every group is understood and

gets the right concept.
9. Teacher asks each student explain their discussion in their group to other
group ( 20 minutes) and make sure their other members are understood.
10. By question-answer teacher make sure that every students in every group
are understand about the concept.
III. Closing.
( Step 4 : end the discussion )
11. By question-answer, teacher and student make a conclusion about this
learning.
Question :
1. What in part of right angled triangle?
2. What is Pythagoras theorem?
3.

What is the formula of Pythagoras theorem?

4.

What is the meaning of the Phytagoras triple?

Answer :
1.

In the right angled triangle is have tree side. There are two perpendicular sides called right

2.

angled side and one side in front of right angle called slope side or hypotenuse
In a right angled triangle, the area of the square drawn on the hypotenuse is equal to the sum

3.

of the areas of the squares drawn on the other two sides which contain the right angle.
The formula of Phytagoras theorem,
Dengan : c
a dan b

: hypotenuse
: right angle side

4. If a, b and c is the length side of right triangle with a, b and c is natural number, so a, b, c called
Pythagoras triple.

(Step 5 : debrief the discussion)

12. Teacher gives a quiz.
13. Teacher ask the students to collect the Quiz

Materials and source

Materials and source : Buku Sekolah Elektronik SMP Kelas VIII page. 110119 DEPDIKNAS and ruler.
Evaluation
Technique
Instruments
Example of the Instument

: Writing test
: Work sheet and quiz
:

No.
Task
1
Known triangle XYZ with length of right angled side XY = 7 cm and YZ

= 24 cm.
a. Sketch that triangle!
b. What is the length of hypotenuse?
c. What is the longest side? It is hypotenuse?
d. Is XYZ satisfying Pythagoras Theorem?
KLM in the picture is right angled triangle

and height of that triangle is c.

a. Write Pythagoras theorem formula

that uses all side in KLM triangle!

b. Write Pythagoras theorem formula
that uses all side in LMN triangle!
c. What are that you can conclude

about
3
4

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with two equal side MK = ML = a dan KL =

Score
30

KMN and

LMN? Explain

it!
Give 3 group of number that satisfies Pythagoras triple!
In ABC triangle, known length of AB = 6 cm, AC = 8 cm and BC = 10

15
20

cm. What is the form of triangle ABC? Why?

Work Sheet
Name : ..
Class : ..
Group : ..

a) Draw three right angled triangle ABC with different size :

i.
AB= 3 unit, BC= 4 unit.
ii. AB= 5 unit, BC= 12 unit.
iii.
AB= 9 unit, BC= 12 unit.

b) Measure the length of every side of each triangle.

c) Fill in the table.
Triangle ABC
I
II
III

AB2

BC2

AC2

Look at the table! What is the conclusion that you have?

Beside determine in word, your conclude also can determine in formula.

Look at the picture.

angled triangle in C. Length of right

c

b
C

ABC is right

angle side is a and b while length of

B

hypotenuse is c. Write relationship

between a, b and c.
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....................................................................................................................................
....................................................................................................................................
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ABC is right angled triangle. Length of right angled side is a and c while
length of hypotenuse is b. With a, b and c element natural number. Fill in the table
a
3
5
10

A
c

b
C

b
4
12

c
5

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Look at the table! What is relationship between a, b, an c that you can

conclude?

On the contrary if we now that length of side of a triangle is a, b, and c and is a

group of number like your conclude, so that triangle is right angled triangle.

Quiz
Name

: ..

Class

: ..

Group

: ..

Number

: ..

1. Known right angled triangle XYZ with length of right angled side XY = 7
cm and YZ = 24 cm.
a. Sketch that triangle!
b. What is the length of hypotenuse?
c. What is the longest side? It is hypotenuse?
d. Is XYZ satisfying Pythagoras Theorem?
2.
KLM in the picture is right angled triangle with
have same side MK = ML = a dan KL = b and

height of that triangle is c.

a. Write Pythagoras theorem formula that

uses all side in KMN triangle!

b. Write Pythagoras theorem formula that

uses all side in LMN triangle!
c. What are that you can conclude about
KMN and LMN? Explain it!
3. Give 3 group of number that satisfies Pythagoras triple!
4. In ABC triangle, known length of AB = 6 cm, AC = 8 cm and BC = 10 cm.
What is the form of triangle ABC? Why?

Answer key:
1. a.

b. XY = 25cm

c. Yes.
d. Yes.
24 cm

7cm

2. a. a2 = c2 + KN2
b. a2 = c2 + NL2
c. KN = NL
3. 3, 4, and 5,
7, 24, and 25,
6, 9, and 25
4. It is the right angled triangle, because all side in the triangle satisfy
Pythagoras triple.

Evaluation Sheet

Project sheet evaluation.

Group :.
Member :, , .., .., ..
---- A. Understand about the question.
---- B. Do the work sheet.
---- C. Cooperation in a group.
---- D. Question and answering.
---- E. Find a concept.

Rubric for project evaluation.

Understand about

Do not

Score
2
Understanding

the question.

understanding

about the Question about the Question

Criteria

about the Question but can not finish

Do the work

Do not do a work

the task.
Do the work sheet

3
Understanding
and can finish the
task.
Do the work sheet
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sheet.
Cooperation in a

sheet.
There is not

but not finished

Some member are

until finish.
All member are

group.

cooperation in a

cooperative and

cooperation in a

group.

some member are

group.

Question and

Never asking or

not cooperative.
Only asking or

Active asking and

answer.
Find a concept.

answering.
Can not find a

only answering.
Can find a concept

answering.
Can find a concept

concept.

with a lot of help.

with a little help.

Pythagoras Theorem
Pythagoras theorems an important
relationship in mathematics. Not only
Pythagoras

was

Greek

philosopher who lived in the

period 580 - 500BC. He was
mathematician

fields as well.

Pythagoras theorem

also

an

believed

the

In a right angled triangle, the area of the

concept that everything in this

square drawn on the hypotenuse is equal

world can be explained through

to the sum of the areas of the squares

mathematics.

drawn on the other two sides which

astronomic.

experimented

and

in mathematics, is this used in other

He

He
on

even

mathematical

contain the right angle.

nature in music through numbers.

He was a person who tried to
spread number theory throughout
the universe. The relationship
that Pythagoras discovered was
first proved as a theorem only
after about 300 years

by a

mathematician named Euclid. This

relationship has been proved in
more than 400 different ways by
mathematicians all over the world.

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This relationship is used by architects,

masons, technical officers, surveyors
etc.
Try to solve the problem given below
using the knowledge you gained in
previous grades.

Pythagoras triples
In any right angled triangle, if the sides containing the right angle are a and b and
the hypotenuse is c, then the values of a, b and c which satisfy the relationship
a2 + b2 = c2 are called Pythagoras triples.
The first Pythagoras triple, which is a whole number triple is (3, 4, 5) The
multiples of this such as (6, 8, 10), (9, 12, 15), (30, 40, 50) are also Pythagoras
triples.
Also (8, 15, 17), (7, 24, 25), (9, 40, 41) Pythagoras triple too can be written as
their multiples.
In Pythagoras triples other than their multiples, you will find that one number is
always an even number and the other two will be odd numbers.

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