The Pythagorean Theorem

Learning Intentions

  • To learn how to calculate the length of the sides of right angle triangles

Media

Pythagorean theorem water demo (0:43)

 

How many ways are there to prove the Pythagorean theorem? – Betty Fei (5:16)

High school students may have just discovered an ‘impossible’ proof to the 2,000-year-old Pythagorean theorem

 

High School seniors discover possible new proof for the Pythagorean theorem (4:25)

Notes and Activities

Assignment – Exploring the Pythagorean Relationship