December 10, 2009

Right Triangles

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Can you make a right triangle with sides 6 units, 6 units and 12 units?

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4, 5 and 12? 6, 7 and 12?

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Only some combinations of side measures will produce right triangles.

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Short Leg(a) a2

LongerLeg(b)

b2 Hypotenuse(c) c2

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Pythagorean Relationship

· the relationship between the side measures of a right triangle.· the sum of the areas of the squares attached to the legs of a right triangle equals the area of the square attached to the hypotenuse.· a2 + b2 = c2