4.2 RIGHT-ANGLED TRIANGLES
Learning objectives
At the end of this paragraph you are able to...
...state the Pythagorean Theorem.
...tell in a triangle what an adjacent edge is and what a hypotenuse edge is.
...to link the adjacent edges and the hypotenuse edge to the Pythagorean Theorem.
Explanation videos
The Pythagorean Theorem
In this video you will learn the Pythagorean Theorem, explained with squares
Hypotenuse & adjacent edges linked to Pythagoras
In this video you will learn how what the adjacent edges and hypotenuse edges of a right-angled triangle are.
Exercises
Book: NUMBERS AND SPACE
Page 154: ex 21, 22
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Assignment
Go outside (if possible) and find some right-angled triangles. Take a picture of these these triangles and make sure that you have proof that you are the one who made the pictures (#copyright).
Label the vertices of the triangles and write down the Pythagorean Theorem for each triangle.
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