Pythagoras
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Applications
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Steelers Offensive Drive - This is a fun application of the Pythagorean Theorem in the context of an NFL football game.
- Steelers Offensive Drive Activity - This is a Word document to accompany the dynamic worksheet. Created by aharbaugh at the University of Pittsburgh.
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Ladder against the Wall,
Download - application of Pythagoras' theorem, created by Markus Hohenwarter
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Cat on ladder
Download Worksheet This is a problem given in one of our lectures it read "A ladder standing on a smooth floor against a wall slides down to the floor. Along what curve does a cat sitting in the middle of the ladder move" the solution of this is mainly Pythagoras' Theorem, created by David Corne
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Cat on ladder extended
Download Worksheet This is an extension to this problem reading "what would happen if the cat was not on the mid-point of the ladder" also solvable using Pythagoras' Theorem and standard form of curves, Created by David Corne
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Proofs
The following dynamic constructions show different proofs of the theorem of Pythagoras.
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Pythagoras,
Download, created by Markus Hohenwarter
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Pythagoras,
Download, created by Zen biker
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Pythagoras,
Download, created by Manuel Sada
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Pythagoras,
Download, created by Manuel Sada
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Pythagoras by Mike May
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A Simple Pythagorean Proof, created by Stephen Kent Stephenson
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A simple proof (animated), created by Dimitris Poimenidis
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A puzzle, created by Dimitris Poimenidis
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Pythagorean Theorem Proof
Download GGB file A proof based on the description given by Jacob Bronowski, created by Ian Wild
- DaVinci proof of Pythagoras
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"Garfield" Proof of Pythagoras,
Download GGB file. Created by K. Frank
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Simulators
- DrivingRight - Not snazzy, but an okay simulator relating Pythagoras, proportions and speeds
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