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Becky Afghani, LBUSD Math Curriculum Office, 2004
Pythagorean Triples
Beat the Computer Drill
Becky Afghani, LBUSD Math Curriculum Office, 2004
What are Pythagorean Triples?
• Three integers that make the equation a2 + b2 = c2 true are called Pythagorean Triples.
• The numbers 3, 4 and 5 are a very famous Pythagorean Triple.
a2 + b2 = c2
32 + 42 = 52
9 + 16 = 25
Becky Afghani, LBUSD Math Curriculum Office, 2004
Why Memorize Pythagorean Triples?
• Remember how much time it took to figure out 8 x 8 before you memorized it? (8 + 8 + 8 + 8 + 8 + 8 + 8 + 8 = 64)
• Think of all the work involved to solve this problem:
a2 + b2 = c2
32 + 42 = x2
9 + 16 = x2
25 = x2
5 = x
Wouldn’t it be nice
to just know this is 5?
Becky Afghani, LBUSD Math Curriculum Office, 2004
Good Pythagorean Triples to Memorize:
And multiples of each, like:3x2, 4x2, 5x26 8 10
Becky Afghani, LBUSD Math Curriculum Office, 2004
Directions:• The following slides show common
Pythagorean Triples. It is faster to recognize these triples on sight than to apply the Pythagorean Theorem.
• When the right triangle appears, SAY ALOUD the length of the missing side. Try to beat the computer by saying the answer BEFORE it appears in 8 seconds.
Becky Afghani, LBUSD Math Curriculum Office, 2004
Becky Afghani, LBUSD Math Curriculum Office, 2004
Becky Afghani, LBUSD Math Curriculum Office, 2004
Becky Afghani, LBUSD Math Curriculum Office, 2004
Becky Afghani, LBUSD Math Curriculum Office, 2004
Becky Afghani, LBUSD Math Curriculum Office, 2004
x 2 x 2 x 2
Becky Afghani, LBUSD Math Curriculum Office, 2004
Becky Afghani, LBUSD Math Curriculum Office, 2004
x 10 x 10 x 10
Becky Afghani, LBUSD Math Curriculum Office, 2004
Becky Afghani, LBUSD Math Curriculum Office, 2004
Becky Afghani, LBUSD Math Curriculum Office, 2004
Becky Afghani, LBUSD Math Curriculum Office, 2004
Becky Afghani, LBUSD Math Curriculum Office, 2004
Becky Afghani, LBUSD Math Curriculum Office, 2004
x 6 x 6 x 6
Becky Afghani, LBUSD Math Curriculum Office, 2004
Becky Afghani, LBUSD Math Curriculum Office, 2004
Becky Afghani, LBUSD Math Curriculum Office, 2004
Becky Afghani, LBUSD Math Curriculum Office, 2004
x .1 x .1 x .1
Becky Afghani, LBUSD Math Curriculum Office, 2004
Becky Afghani, LBUSD Math Curriculum Office, 2004
x 9 x 9 x 9
Becky Afghani, LBUSD Math Curriculum Office, 2004
Becky Afghani, LBUSD Math Curriculum Office, 2004
Becky Afghani, LBUSD Math Curriculum Office, 2004
Becky Afghani, LBUSD Math Curriculum Office, 2004
x 5 x 5 x 5
Becky Afghani, LBUSD Math Curriculum Office, 2004
Becky Afghani, LBUSD Math Curriculum Office, 2004
Becky Afghani, LBUSD Math Curriculum Office, 2004
Becky Afghani, LBUSD Math Curriculum Office, 2004
x 8 x 8 x 8
Becky Afghani, LBUSD Math Curriculum Office, 2004
Becky Afghani, LBUSD Math Curriculum Office, 2004
Becky Afghani, LBUSD Math Curriculum Office, 2004
Becky Afghani, LBUSD Math Curriculum Office, 2004
x 3 x 3 x 3
Becky Afghani, LBUSD Math Curriculum Office, 2004
Becky Afghani, LBUSD Math Curriculum Office, 2004
Becky Afghani, LBUSD Math Curriculum Office, 2004
Becky Afghani, LBUSD Math Curriculum Office, 2004
x 7 x 7 x 7
Becky Afghani, LBUSD Math Curriculum Office, 2004
Becky Afghani, LBUSD Math Curriculum Office, 2004
x 4 x 4 x 4
Becky Afghani, LBUSD Math Curriculum Office, 2004
Way to Go!!