What is Pythagorean Theorem?

 Pythagorean theorem
The sum of the areas of the two squares on
the legs (a and b) equals the area of the
square on the hypotenuse .
Who Introduce Pythagorean Theorem?
 This famous theorem is named for
the Greek mathematician and
philosopher, Pythagoras.
 Pythagoras founded the Pythagorean School
of Mathematics in Cortona, a Greek seaport
in Southern Italy.
 He is credited with many contributions to
mathematics although some of them may
have actually been the work of his students.
 What is a Right Triangle?
 A right triangle is a triangle in which one angle is
a right angle (that is, a 90-degree angle).
 The relation between the sides and angles of
a right triangle is the basis for trigonometry
 What are the parts of a right triangle?

 LEGS-The other two sides, a and b, are called

the legs.
 HYPOTENUSE-The side c, opposite the right
angle, is called the hypotenuse.
 The hypotenuse is always the longest side, because
it's opposite the largest angle. The angle at vertex C
is the right angle, and the other two angles, A and B,
are acute angles.
RIGHT TRIANGLE ILLUSTRATIONS
HOW TO SOLVE RIGHT TRIANGLE?
 First is you must know the formula.
 What is the Formula of Pythagorean theorem?

 With this given formula we can derive other

formulas depending on the given or missing
parts.
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 Learn how to solve different types of word problems on
phytagorean theorem.
Pythagoras Theorem can be used to solve the
problems step-by-step when we know the length of two
sides of a right angled triangle and we need to get the
length of the third side.
Three cases of word problems on Pythagorean Theorem:
Case 1: To find the hypotenuse where perpendicular
and base are given.
Case 2: To find the base where perpendicular and
hypotenuse are given.
Case 3: To find the perpendicular where base and
hypotenuse are given.
 PROBLEM 1.
 1. A ladder 13 m long is placed on the ground in such
a way that it touches the top of a vertical wall 12 m
high. Find the distance of the foot of the ladder from
the bottom of the wall.
 Solution:
 Let the required distance be x meters. Here, the ladder, the
wall and the ground from a right-angled triangle. The
ladder is the hypotenuse of that triangle.
 According to Pythagorean Theorem,
 x2 + 122 = 132
⇒ x2 = 132 – 122
⇒ x2 = (13 + 12) (13 – 12)
⇒ x2 = (25) (1)
⇒ x2 = 25⇒ x = √25
 ⇒x=5
 Therefore, distance of the foot of the ladder from the
bottom of the wall = 5 meters.
 PROBLEM 2.
 2. John leaves school to go home. He walks 6
blocks to the north and the 8 blocks to the
west. How far is John to the school.
 Here is how you can model the situation:

 The distance from school to home is the

length of the hypotenuse.

 Let c be the missing distance from school to

home and
a = 6 and b = 8
Find the distance from school to home?
SOLUTION:
 Given:
 A=6, B=8, C=?

 Using the formula we have:

 A^2+b^2=c^2

 6^2+8^2=c^2

 36+64=c^2

 100=c^2

 10=c

 Therefore, the distance between the school and the

home is 10.
 Problem 3:
 A 13 feet ladder is spaced 5 feet away from the wall.
The distance from the ground straight up to the top of
the wall is 13 feet Will the ladder the top of the wall?
 Problem Illustration:

 Let the length of the ladder represents the length of

the hypotenuse or c = 13 and a = 5 the distance from
the ladder to the wall.
 Find b.
 Solution: Formula c2 = a2 + b2

132 = 52 + b2

169 = 25 + b2

169 - 25 = 25 - 25 + b2 (minus 25 from both sides to

isolate b2 )

144 = 0 + b2

144 = b2

b = √144 = 12

The ladder will never reach the top since it will only
reach 12 feet high from the ground yet the top is 14
feet high.
SEATWORK:
 1. Shane marched 3 m east and 6 m north. How
far is he from his starting point?
 A. Determine whether the word problem can be
modeled by a right triangle.
B. the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing
side if you are given two sides.
 The rectangle PQRS represents the floor of a
room.
 Ivan stands at point A. Calculate the distance of
Ivan from
 a) the corner R of the room
b) the corner S of the room
 ASSIGNMENT:

 Problem 1: A 35-foot ladder is leaning against

the side of a building and is positioned such that
the base of the ladder is 21 feet from the base of
the building. How far above the ground is the
point where the ladder touches the building?

 Problem 2: The main mast of a fishing boat is

supported by a sturdy rope that extends from the
top of the mast to the deck. If the mast is 20 feet
tall and the rope attached to the deck 15 feet
away from the base of the mast, how long is the
rope?