Pythagorean Theorem and Distance Formula

By: Stevie Wallace

Pythagorean Theorem explanation slide

What is the Pythagorean Theorem?It is the way of finding the angle of a triangle.-What do the variables stand for?The represent the numbers and the sides of the triangle.-What type of triangle do we use the theorem for?We use right triangles.

Pythagorean Theorem example slide

A2+b2=c252+22=x225+4=x229=x2 then find the square-root of 29.5.38=x

Distance Formula explanation slide

-What is the Distance Formula?

-What steps do you follow to use the distance formula?

label points (x1 y1) + (x2 y2)Put them in the distance formulaDo the math

X2-X12 +Y2-Y12 =c2

Distance Formula example slide