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Pythagoras
Mind map: Pythagoras theorem
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Pythagoras
Theorem
- ONLY WORKS IN RIGHT ANGLED TRIANGLES!
- Formula
- a^2 + b^2 = c^2
- a and b are the shorter sides
- c is the hypotenuse
- a^2 + b^2 = c^2
- The square of the hypotenuse (longest side, opposite right angle) is equal to the sums of the squares of the other two sides
Real Life Problems
- A plane flies 6 km northwards, then 8km eastwards. What would be the distance going straight to the finishing place from the beginning directly?
- a^2 + b^2 = c^2
- 36 + 64 = c²
- 100 = c²
- √100 = 10
- 10km
- √100 = 10
- 100 = c²
- 36 + 64 = c²
- a^2 + b^2 = c^2
- A plane flies 6 km northwards, then 8km eastwards. What would be the distance going straight to the finishing place from the beginning directly?
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- GCSE Maths (Year 8 Shape, Space and Measures 1) Mind Map on Pythagoras, created by Ellen Billingham on 07/05/2013.
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