pythagorean theorem 2012 13 edmodo
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Pythagorean Theorem
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Right Triangles
• What are the parts of a right triangle?
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hypotenus
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leg
leg
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Right Triangles
• What are the parts of a right triangle?
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Square Activity
• Draw a right triangle with sides of 3 and 4 units• Draw a square using each side as a base• What is the area of the first square?• What is the area of the second square?
3
4
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• What is the area of the third square?
3
4
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The Pythagorean theorem states that in a right triangle, the sum of the squares of the lengths of the legs is equal to the square of the length of the hypotenuse.
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Pythagorean Theorem
a2 + b2 = c2
• c is the length of the hypotenuse
• a and b are the lengths of the legs
a2
b2
ab
c
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Square Activity• Draw a right triangle with sides of 4 and 4 units• Draw a square using each side as a base• What is the area of the first square?• What is the area of the second square?
4
4
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A = 4B = 3Find cHint: use a2 + b2 = c2
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Example:Find the missing length.
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a = 18, b = 24
c
c
c
c
c
cba
30
900
900
576324
2418
2
2
2
222
222
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Why is this important?