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Pythagoras Theorem

Move the points A B or C. What do you notice about the areas of a, b and c?

Move the points A, B or C and see how the values are changing.

A square is constructed on each side of the triangle. The area of each square is shown. Write down an expression for finding the side AC? Hint: Use the area.

Write down an expression to find the side AB

What is the side, c, called?

Question: Find the missing side c in the triangle below?

Question: Find the missing side c in the triangle below?
Question: Use the Pythagoras theorem to find the missing side, BC
[b][size=150]Use the Pythagoras theorem to find the missing side.
[/size][/b]Hint: This time its a short side we are trying to find, not the hypotenuse.
Use the Pythagoras theorem to find the missing side. Hint: This time its a short side we are trying to find, not the hypotenuse.

Question: Find x

Question: Find x