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    This document is a worksheet about Pythagoras' theorem. It contains questions to test understanding of the theorem and how to rearrange the theorem equation. It also contains questions about finding missing sides of right triangles and identifying Pythagorean triples.

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    Learning Enhancement Team

    Worksheet: Pythagoras’ Theorem


    This worksheet has questions about Pythagoras’ Theorem which defines the association
    between the sides of a right-angled triangle. Specifically, the square of the hypotenuse is
    equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides.

    Model solutions to Pythagoras’ Theorem


    this sheet study guide

    1. If the hypotenuse of a right-angles triangle is given by c and the other two sides are
    given by a and b, Pythagoras’ Theorem is given by a2  b2  c 2 . One problem that
    can arise when using Pythagoras’ Theorem is incorrectly rearranging the equation.

    (i) Rearrange a2  b2  c 2 for a.


    (ii) Rearrange a2  b2  c 2 for b.
    (iii) Rearrange a2  b2  c 2 for c.

    Before carrying on, ensure that you have rearranged the equation correctly in each case.

    2. Find the missing side in the following triangles. Give your answers to 2 decimal
    places.

    1.8cm
    4.2mm
    250m

    50cm 4.1mm
    3.2cm 210m

    15cm

    (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)


    3. Find the lengths of sides x, y and z in the following triangles. Express your answers
    as square roots rather than decimal numbers. Triangle (i) is an isosceles triangle and
    triangle (ii) is equilateral.

    x 2
    1 y

    1 z

    (i) (ii)

    4. A Pythagorean Triple is a set of whole number which satisfy Pythagoras’ Theorem.


    The most famous example is 3, 4, 5 so 32  42  52 . Another example is 5,12,13.

    (i) If you double all the numbers in a Pythagorean Triple, do you get another Pythagorean
    Triple? Check your answer.

    (ii) If you treble all the numbers in a Pythagorean Triple, do you get another Pythagorean
    Triple? Check your answer.

    (iii) Try some other multiples (both whole numbers, fractions and decimal numbers). Do
    you still get Pythagorean Triples?

    (iv) Can you show that multiplying each member of a Pythagorean Triple by any number n
    you still get a Pythagorean Triple? Try to write a sound mathematical argument to
    show this.

    This worksheet is one of a series on


    mathematics produced by the Dean of
    Students' Office at the University of East
    Anglia.
    Scan the QR-code with a smartphone to go
    to the Learning Enhancement Team website.

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