January 5, 2015

Take out lined paper for some

notes. Get ready for a warm-up!
Turn in extra credit now!

Warm-up
Simplify the radical(s)
1.

72

2.

3.

2 72

3 7

4.

Review of the Pythagorean

Theorem

The Pythagorean Theorem

If the triangle is a right triangle, then
the sum of the squares of the sides is
equal to the hypotenuse squared.

c
b

Recall, both a and b are legs

Across from the right angle or 90 angle is the
hypotenuse, or c. It is always the longest
length.

+ =
a

Using the Pythagorean theorem..

2 + 2 = 2
82 + 6 2 = 2

+ =
2 + 32 = 52

64 + 36 = 2
100 = 2
10 =x

2 + 9 = 25
2 = 16
x =4

2 + 2 = 2
42 + 62 = 2
16 + 36 = 2
52 = 2
4 13 =x
2 13 =x

Use it to find area..

15

15

3h 11

2 + 2 = 2
2 + 152 = 182

= 2 + 225 = 324
2

= 99
= 3 11

1
=
2
1
= (30) 3 11
2
= 15 3 11
= 45 11 ft2

Now you try..

h = 24
A = 240 m2

Notice some are perfect squares,

some are not?
If you have 3 positive integers: a, b, and c that satisfy
2 + 2 = 2, those three numbers are whats called a
Pythagorean triple.
Most common triples:

3, 4, 5

5, 12, 13

8, 15, 17

7, 24, 25

6, 8, 10

10, 24, 26

16, 30, 34

14, 48, 50

9, 12, 15

15, 36, 39

24, 45, 51

21, 72, 75

3x, 4x, 5x

5x, 12x,
13x

8x, 15x,
17x

7x, 24x,
25x

Some word problems

1. How high up on the wall will a twenty-foot ladder reach if
the foot of the ladder is placed five feet away from the wall.

Ladder
20 ft

h, Wall

5ft
Distance from wall

2 + 2 = 2
2 + 52 = 202
2 + 25 = 400
2 = 375
= 25 15
= 5 15

Now you try..

2. A flagpole cracked 9ft from the ground and has fallen as if
hinged. The top of the flagpole hit the ground 12 feet from the
base. How tall was the flagpole originally?

Height
still
9ft
standing

h, fallen portion

12ft
Distance from base

2 + 2 = 2
92 + 122 = 2
81 + 144 = 2
225 = 2
= 15

= 15 + 9
= 24