Name Pythagorean Theorem Classwork Aim: How can we determine the missing side of a right triangle? Warm Up: CDis the perpendicular bisector of AB at M. Which pair of segments does nor have to be congruent in the construction shown? 1) AMBM AM=6m ¥ 2) AC, BC / Kez ee’ @cV,DM FALSE 4) AD, BD / AD= BO Y | Pythagorean Theorem: The side lengths of any RG HT tri ‘Pythagorean Theorem, » The formula: a? +b? = 1 . - 4the hyp 1 ® Common Pythagorean Triples: ywy\\\ Q\WOYS SS Leg 4 ' 2.3,4,5 sy) ; b.5, 12,13 bethe €.8,15,17 4 ' 4.7, 24,25 Lowges Leg « 1 H Exercise 1- A 10 foot ladder leans against a building, as shown in the diagram below. If the bottom of the ladder is placed 6 feet from the base of the wall, how many feet up the wall does the brace reach? 2 2 2 Ot+b= Cc tt X*+ W=10 2 43 =100 eS 8u XB 3-4-5 £ 7 Y Date: CC Geometry 83 CWExercise 2- Tanya runs diagonally across a rectangular field that has a length of 40 yards and a width of 30 yards, as shown in the diagram below. What is the length of the diagonal, in yards, that Tanya runs? tape Qe Ot 3-45 a 70 van = x10 4) 80 0+ 16O=C 3p -Y-50 40 yards 250=¢? C=50 30 yards Exercise 3- Which set of numbers could be the lengths of the sides of a right triangle? 1) (19,24,26) (0-4 24*=2U> Bt +yte Ut BP 021630) Jon + S1y= IY AFIL= 3 G48) @ (73) lus UY 15430 Exercise 4- Don-placed-a ladder against the-side-of his-houseas'shown Ii'the-diagram-below=Fo-the nearest -foot what-is-the How many feet from the base of a house must a 39-foot ladder be placed so that the top of the ladder will reach a point on the house 36 feet from the ground? P+3U" = 3q* X? 4129 = oy mlede eto) Sixt spas X=|5 Exercise 5- A cable 20 feet long connects the top of a flagpole to a point on the ground that is 16 feet from the base of the pole. How tall is the flagpole? 3 1) 8ft 8 Dk Qtebt=¢* . 2 |, 26 ft Xt +10°= 10 We x" + 15b= 400 X= |My _Problem Set: 1, Don placed a ladder against the side of his house as shown in the diagram below. To the nearest foot what is the distance, x, from the foot of the ladder to the base of the house? Qt c* y+19.5°= 20° X*+ 330.15" Yoo elu 444404 .., X= 4 P+ 2._ Ifthe length ofa rectangular television sereen is 20 inches and its height i 15 inches, what is the length of its diagonal, in inches? nosh OP rbrect 1) 15 oO aa ister =x? “ 7 " 35 2215+ 4O0=x? 15 (025 xt 3. An 18-foot ladder leans against the wall of a building. The base of the ladder is 9 feet from the building on level ground. How many feet up the wall, to the nearest fenth of a foot, is the top of the ladder? 02 tht, ct kg X7497=\q2 ¥? +817 324 ios X> 15.9059 7372G8 US 4, Which set of numbers does nof represent the sides of a right triangle? jisaee] REROY ——- geTu 25 2 tsa 4 +57W= 025 WHO F (p155. A 10-foot ladder is placed against the side of a building as shown in figure 1 below. The bottom of the ladder is 8 feet from the base of the building. In order to increase the reach of the ladder against the building, it is moved 4 feet closer to the base of the building as shown in figure 2. 10%, tor a teat} Figure 1 Figue 2 ‘To the nearest foot, how much further up the building does the ladder now reach? Show how you arrived at your answer. X2497=10" xa Uso q ole f+ X* + IW= 100 - wae ay i “ly - lv lb ihe a 3 xe ¥% 4.1051513599 (3) x4 6. A woman has a ladder that is 13 feet long. If she sets the base of the ladder on level ground 5 feet from the side of a house, how many feet above the ground will the top of the ladder be when it rests against ‘the house? X*4.57= 13% a X7 445 = 104 ld fee o ie ‘- -25 0X7 = a 5 yet2 7. The accompanying diagram shows a kite that has been secured to a stake in the ground with a 20-foot string. The kite is located 12 feet from the ground, directly over point X. What is the distance, in feet, between the stake and point X? fa X2 417"= 20" X? #14 = YOO {yt 16 stake x X= & raft