Pythagorean
Theorem
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HISTORY:
The Pythagorean Theorem, named after Greek
mathematician Pythagoras, was known earlier
in ancient Babylon and Egypt, as shown by
Babylonian clay tablets from around 1900
BCE. Pythagoras is credited with formally
stating and proving the theorem for all right
triangles in the Greek mathematical tradition.
Pythagoras
PARTS OF A
RIGHT
TRIANGLE
A triangle that contains a right angle (an ANGLES
THAT MEASURES 90 DEGREES, symbolized by a small
square □) is called a RIGHT TRIANGLE. The LONGEST
SIDE of the right triangle (the side opposite the 90
angle) is called the HYPOTENUSE and the other TWO
(SHORTER) SIDES are called the LEGS of the triangle.
The legs of a right triangle are commonly labeled "a"
Pythagorean
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Theorem
Is used in many applications that involve right
Describes
triangles. the relationship
among the three sides of a
right triangle. In any right
triangle, the sum of the areas
of the squares formed on the
legs of the triangle equals the
area of the square formed on
the hypotenuse:
a² + b² = c².
example 1
If the length of leg a = 3 feet and the
length of leg b = 4 feet, we can find the
length of the hypotenuse "c" by
substituting the values for "a" and "b" in
the theorem:
c² = a² + b²
c² = 3² + 4²
c² = 9 + 16
example 1
c² = a² + b²
c² = 3² + 4²
c² = 9 + 16
c² = 25
Since
c =25 ==
√25 5²,5this means c = 5 feet.
example 2
A sail maker makes two sails by cutting a piece of
sailcloth diagonally, as shown. If the width of the sailcloth
is 5 meters and the diagonal is 13 meters, how many
meters is the length?
example 2
a² + b² =
c²
a² + 5² =
13²
To find a², subtract b² from c²:
a² + 25 =
a² = 169 - 25
169
a² = 144
• square root of 144 to find the
value of a:
a = √144 The length of the
a = 12, because 12² = 144 sail
example 3
Two cars leave town from the same parking lot. One car travels
north for 8 miles. The other travels east for 6 miles. How far
apart are the cars when they stop?
A right angle is formed when one car
travels north and the other car
travels east. As the drawing shows,
the distance "d" between the two
cars is a straight line that forms the
hypotenuse of a right triangle. Since
the number of miles each car travels
from the legs of the triangle, we can
example 3
d² = a² +
b²
d² = 6² +
8²
d² = 36 +
64
d² = 100
The cars are 10 miles apart when
d = √100
they stop.
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CONCLUSION
A right triangle has a 90° angle (□). The
longest side, opposite the 90°, is the
hypotenuse ("c"), and the two shorter
sides are the legs ("a" and "b").
The Pythagorean Theorem states: a² +
b² = c².
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