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Pythagorean Theorem

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Objective- To solve problems involving the Pythagorean Theorem.

For Right Triangles Only!

leg

leg

hypotenuse - always oppositethe right angle

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Objective- To solve problems involving the Pythagorean Theorem.

For Right Triangles Only!

leg

leg

hypotenusea

b

c

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ba

ab

Objective- To solve problems involving the Pythagorean Theorem.

For Right Triangles Only!

hypotenusec

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a

b

c2 2 2a b c

Pythagorean Theorem

Objective- To solve problems involving the Pythagorean Theorem.

For Right Triangles Only!

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6

8

x

2 2 2a b c 2 2 26 8 x

236 64 x 2100 x

2100 x10 x

x 10 or 10

Solve for x.

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4

7

y

2 2 2a b c Solve for y.

2 2 27 4 y 249 16 y 265 y

265 y

65 y

y 65 or 65 y 8.1

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6

t15

2 2 2a b c Solve for t.

2 2 2t 6 15 2t 36 225

36 36 2t 1892t 189t 189t 13.7

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Pythagorean Triples

3 4 5

6 8 10

9 12 15

12 16 20

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Pythagorean Triples

3 4 5

6 8 10

9 12 15

12 16 20

5 12 13

10 24 26

15 36 39

7 24 25

14 48 50

21 72 75

915

12

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To the nearest tenth of a foot, find the length of the diagonal of a rectangle with a width of 4 feet and a length of 10 feet.

4 ft.

10 ft.

2 2 2a b c 2 2 24 10 x

216 100 x 2116 x

2116 x

x 116

x

x 10.8

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20 miles

A car drives 20 miles due east and then 45 milesdue south. To the nearest hundredth of a mile, how far is the car from its starting point?

45 milesx

2 2 2a b c 2 2 220 45 x

2400 2025 x 22425 x

22425 x

x 2425x 49.24

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Informal Proof #1Inscribe a square within the square.

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a b

a

a

a

b

b

b c

c

c

c

2c

Informal Proof #12Yellow region c

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a b

a

a

a

b

b

b c

c

c

c

a

b c

2c

Informal Proof #12Yellow region c

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b

a

a

a

b

b

c

c

c

a

b c

2c

Informal Proof #12Yellow region c

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b

a

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a

b

b

c

c

c

a

b c

2c

a

bc

Informal Proof #12Yellow region c

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b

a

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c

c

a

b c

2c

a

bc

Informal Proof #12Yellow region c

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b

a

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c

c

a

b c

2c

a

bc

b

ac

Informal Proof #12Yellow region c

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a

b

c

a

b c

2c

a

bc

b

ac

Informal Proof #12Yellow region c

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a

b

c

a

b c

2c

a

bc

b

aca

b

c

Informal Proof #12Yellow region c

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a

b c

2c

a

bc

b

aca

b

c

Informal Proof #12Yellow region c

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a

b c

a

bc

b

aca

b

c

Informal Proof #12Yellow region c

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a

b c

a

bc

b

aca

b

c

Informal Proof #1

a

b c

2Yellow region c

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a

bc

b

aca

b

c

Informal Proof #1

a

b c

a

bc

2Yellow region c

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b

aca

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c

Informal Proof #1

a

b c

a

bc

a

b

c

2Yellow region c

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b

ac

Informal Proof #1

a

b c

a

bc

a

b

c

b

ac

2Yellow region c

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Informal Proof #1

a

b c

a

bc

a

b

c

b

ac

2b

2a

2Yellow region c

2 2Yellow region a b

2 2 2a b c

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a b

a

a

a

b

b

b c

c

c

c

2c

Informal Proof #2

a + bTotal Purple Yellow Area Area Area- =

2(a b) -1

4 ab2

=2c

2 2a 2ab b 2ab 2c

2 2 2a b c