The Pythagoras Theorem, also known as the Pythagorean Theorem, is very famous because it can be applied to a wide range of situations, from finding the shortest route to a point, to discovering the height of buildings and mountains, and even to help you design the roof of a house. Everywhere there is aright angle, you can draw a right triangle and use the theorem. © Pythagoras Theorem ~ a? + b?=c Draw a diagram for each of the situations below, sketching all the right triangles in them. Identify the hypotenuse in all triangles. ‘a. Gina is painting her house, so she is ‘c. At 3:00 pm, the sun is projecting a Using a ladder leaning against a wall to shadow at a tall building and at a tree at reach the top of the wall. the same time. b. Nicky is flying a kite . A ship is going to a point 20 km North and 10 km East from where itis right now. 2 Exclusive Additional Resources * Lesson |an 1. Read the situations and do the tasks. ‘a, When building a tent, Ruby ties a rope from the top of a pole 3 meters high to a stake that is 4 meters away from the base of the pole. Find the length of the rope tied. SR Rae Sa OA ber AA SAR ER Ape . A kite in the air has its string tied to the ground, The length of the string is 50 meters. Find the height of the kite above the ground when itis horizontally 10 meters away from the place itis tied to. ee _ A right triangle has a base of 12 and a hypotenuse of 13. Find the area of this triangle. ps d. Ina soccer game, two players are side by side, 3 meters away. The player with the ball makes 2 forward pass so that his teammate receives the ball 10 meters ahead from where he originally was. Find the distance the ball has covered in the pass, ee a eS a . Bob is working on renovating an apartment at a height of 24 meters. To remove the debris ‘easily, he intends to make a slider so that he can drop the materials directly into a dumpster 7 meters away from the building. Calculate the length the slide will need to have. oo ee oF BE Seo + ee ee ‘The Pythagoras Theorem is used so much because we can find right angles everywhere. Can you make a list of all the things that have a right angle at this moment in your classroom? Math Makes Sense * Year 9 3