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PYTHAGORAS’ THEOREM

  • Showing Pythagoras’ Theorem working

DESCRIBING TRIANGLES

  • Specifying the hypotenuse side
  • Checking whether a triangle is right-angled
  • Proving Pythagoras’ Theorem
  • Putting it all together
  • Using Pythagoras’ Theorem to work out side lengths
  • Unknown hypotenuse triangle question
  • Known hypotenuse, unknown side question
  • Significant figures and diagrams
  • Handy Hint #22 - Making an estimate of the side length
  • More complicated Pythagoras’ Theorem questions
  • Complex Pythagoras’ Theorem question
  • Pythagorean Triples
  • Answering using a square root sign
  • Handy Hint #23 - Drawing a line exactly units long
  • Practical Pythagoras’ Theorem questions
  • ‘The race’ question