Thursday, March 26, 2015

Theorem of Pythagoras

Right-angle triangle
Right-angle triangle
Theorem of Pythagoras states:

In any right-angle triangle, the square on the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares on the other two sides.’

Hence:




problem 1

In the following figure find the length of BC:


By Pythagoras’ theorem: 

Hence:



a= BC = 12 cm

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