The opposite of squaring a number is finding the square root of a number.The Pythagorean Theorem formula means
it only works on right triangles. The formula is a^2+b^2=c^2. Yes you can draw a picture of it. We can apply the Pythagorean Theorem in real life, for example if you are carpeting your room, you might have to use the formula. A real life example of a right triangle is a ramp. To identify the hypotenuse in a right triangle you will have to use the formula a^2+b^2=c^2. No the Pythagorean Theorem will not hold for non-right triangles because this formula only works for right triangles.If we were only provided with information containing one leg and the hypotenuse of a triangle ,and asked to find the other leg we would have to have to solve for b^2.
Friday, October 24, 2008
"Pythagorean Theorem"
Posted by Mayelin at 5:53 AM
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