thagorean Theorem!

Think-pair-share:

Years ago.....a man named Pythagoras found an amazing fact about triangles:

If the triangle had a right angle (90°) ...... and you made a square on each of the three sides, then ...... the biggest square had the exact same area as the other two squares put together!

a2 + b2 = c2

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Activity: Create a ramp using the Pythagorean Theorem.

Criteria:

1) The height of the ramp must start at the top of an object/piece of furniture

2) The base leg must be 36 inches (3 ft.) long

3) In order to get the materials for your ramp (hypotenuse/leg c), you must calculate the exact length of the ramp by using the pythagorean theorem. Show your work, give worksheet to a teacher.

a=48"

b=36"

c=?

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