RTT - Pythagorean Theorem Lesson

Pythagorean Theorem

cartoon depiction of Pythagoras drawing a triangle and two men watching with the caption: "you may be right, Pythagoras, but everybody's going to laugh if you call it a hypotenuse." What is the shortest distance from one point to another? What's the length of that ladder leaning against your house? How wide is that TV with a 32" diagonal? These are all questions that can be answered using the Pythagorean Theorem, which allows us to find the length of any side of a right triangle as long as we have the other two side lengths. Please watch the video below for more information on the Pythagorean Theorem.

Check out the video below for practice and applications of the Pythagorean Theorem:

Are you ready to practice the Pythagorean Theorem on your own? Try the problems below!

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