Pythagorean Theorem Animation
Make conjectures about the Pythagorean Theorem in this visual activity.
Tâche 1
Putting It All Together
Answer these open ended questions on your own or with others to form deeper math connections.
Tâche 2
Move the slider to the right-most position, and use the button that appears to show the side lengths of the squares. For each of the three squares, write an expression to represent its area.
Tâche 3
What is the relationship between the areas of the three squares?
Tâche 4
If you know the lengths of the two short sides of a right triangle, how could you find the length of the longest side (hypotenuse)?