Subject: ALGEBRA 1 (Grade 8) Date:

Lesson: Lesson 97
Right Triangle and Pythagorean Theorem Name:
Teacher: Mr. Zeki
1. Right Triangle and Pythagorean Theorem

c hypotenuse (opposite of right angle or the longest side of a triangle )

b
The Pythagorean Theorem
In a right triangle, the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of
the other two right sides.

a² + b² = c²
2. Some Pythagorean Triples
• 3, 4, 5
Zeki Hoca’s rule
5 3² + 4² = 5² 3² = 9 = 4 + 5
3 9 + 16 = 25 take square of 3 (it must be odd number) and then write the
result (9) as a sum of two consecutive numbers 9 = 4 + 5
25 = 25
4
5k 10 15 20
3k multiples 6 9 12 …….
4k 8 12 16

• 5, 12, 13
Zeki Hoca’s rule
13 5² + 12² = 13² 5² = 25 = 12 + 13
5 25 + 144 = 169 take square of 5 (it must be odd number) and then write the
result (25) as a sum of two consecutive numbers 25 = 12+ 13
169 = 169
12
13k 26 39
5k multiples 10 15 …….
12k 24 36

• 7, 24, 25
Zeki Hoca’s rule
25 7² + 24² = 25² 7² = 49 = 24 + 25
7 49 + 576 = 625 (7 is odd number)

625 = 625
24
25k 50 75
7k multiples 14 21 …….
24k 48 72
 • You can make more Pythagorean triples
3. Examples

• 9, 40, 41 9² = 9

• 11, 60, 61 11² = 11

• 13, 84, 85 13² = 13

• Find x?

x
8

15

• Find y?

4
y

8
4. Exercises
• Find x?
5
6 x 10

x
8

20
9 x x
22

12

• Find the distance between points A and B

A
1 1 unit square

1
3 units

B
4 units
• Find the distance between points K and L, when LM = 5m and KM = 13m?

13 m

L M
5m