Pythagorean Theorem Animation

Pythagorean Theorem Animation

Make conjectures about the Pythagorean Theorem in this visual activity.


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Putting It All Together

Answer these open ended questions on your own or with others to form deeper math connections.

Domanda a risposta aperta 1

Move the slider to the right-most position, and use the button that appears to show the side lengths of the squares. For each of the three squares, write an expression to represent its area.

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What is the relationship between the areas of the three squares?

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If you know the lengths of the two short sides of a right triangle, how could you find the length of the longest side (hypotenuse)?

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