1. 12, 15, 20.

144 + 225 = 369

20
2
= 400. NO.
2. 18, 24, 30.
324 + 576 = 900.
30
2
= 900. YES.
3. 20, 21, 29.
400 + 441 = 841.
29
2
= 841. YES.
4. 2.1, 2.8, 3.5
4.41 + 7.84 = 12.25
3.5
2
= 12.25. YES.
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PYTHAGOREAN
THEOREM
BY: NICK BEECHER
1. 12
2
(144) - 2.5
2
(6.25) = 137.75.
137.75 Square Root = 11.7.
11.7 2.5 12
b
2. 120
2
(14,400) + 45
2
(2025) =
16,425. 16,425 Square Root =
128.2 128.2 120 c
45
3. 90
2
+ 90
2
= 16,200. 16,200
Square Root = 127.3 127.3
90 c
90
4. 6
2
+ 9
2
= 117. 117 Square Root
= 10.8. 10.8
6 c
9
5. 10
2
+ 10
2
= 200. 200 Square
Root = 14.1. 14.1
10 c
10
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48 1. x 28

21
28
2 +
21
2 =
1,225. 1,225 Square
root = 35. x = 35. 35.
2. 5 x
7
5
2
+ 7
2 =
74. 74 Square Root = 8.6
x= 8.6 8.6
3. 13 13
x
13
2
+ 13
2
= 338. 338 Square Root =
18.4. x= 18.4. 18.4
4. 17 17
x
17
2
+ 17
2
= 578. 578 Square Root
= 24. x= 24. 24.
1. a = 48 b = ? c = 60 b
60
2
- 48
2
= 1296 1296 Square root
= 36. b = 36. 36
2. a = ? b = 38 c = 45
45
2
- 38
2
= 581. 581 Square
Root = 24.1 b =24.1 24.1
60
38 45
a
3. a = 15 b =? c = 25
25
2
- 15
2
= 400. 400 Square Root =
20. b = 20. 20 b 25
15
4. a = ? b = 72 c = 78.
78
2
- 72
2
= 900. 900 Square Root =
30. a = 30. 30

78
72
a
Pythagoras
Pythagorus was a greek philosopher
and a math mathematician. Pythagorus
believed that, Numbers ruled the
universe, and the Pythagoreans gave
numerical values to many objects and
ideas. Pythagorus believed that
a2+b2=c2

Furthermore, he made a formula to nd
out of a right triangle was correct. (a
2
+
b
2
= x. x Square root = c.)
Legend has it that upon completion of
the theorem, he had sacriced 100 oxen.
Undoubtedly, Pythagorus made one of
the greatest math inventions of all time.
The Pythagorean Theorem relates to
the three sides of a right triangle. It
states that c
2
= a
2
+ b
2
, C is the side that
is opposite the right angle which is
referred to as the hypotenuse. a and b
are the sides that are adjacent to the
right angle. In essence, the theorem
is stated as: The sum of the areas of two
small squares equals the area of the
large one.
a
b
c
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