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Pythagoras Theorem Year 9
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Pythagoras Theorem. Year 9. Pythagoras. Discovered something about the sides of a Right Angled Triangle. Longest Side. HYPOTENUSE. A rightangle 90 o. Squares on Sides. 9 + 16 = 25. Area. 5 x 5. = 5 2. Area. 3 x 3. 25cm 2. 5. 3. 9cm 2. = 3 2. Area. 4. 16cm 2. 4 x 4. = 4 2. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Pythagoras Theorem
Year 9
Pythagoras
Discovered something about the sides of a Right Angled Triangle
A rightangle90o
Longest Side
HYPOTENUSE
Squares on Sides
4
3 5
Area
3 x 3
= 329cm2
Area
4 x 4
= 42
16cm2
Area
5 x 5
= 52
25cm2
9 + 16 = 25
Theorem is…
ac
b
a2 + b2 = c2
4
3 5
Special Triangle
9cm2
16cm2
25cm2
PYTHAGOREAN TRIPLE
Each Side is a Whole Number in Length
Example : Calculate Hypotenuse
7 cm
3 cmc cm
72 + 32 = c2
49 + 9 = c2
c2 = 58
c = √58
c= 7.6157….cm
c= 7.6cm