Pythagoras Theorm

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What is Pythagoras Theorm?
a2 + b2 = c2
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What line is always labelled c?
The longest side (usually slanted line)
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Using Pythagoras theorm, a student has written : 2 squared plus 4 squared is 20. What is the next step?
Square root 20
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a = 3 and b = 5. What is the length of c?
5.83
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How do we know to use Pythagoras Theorm?
Because it is a right angled triangle
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What line is always labelled c?

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The longest side (usually slanted line)

Card 3

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Using Pythagoras theorm, a student has written : 2 squared plus 4 squared is 20. What is the next step?

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Card 4

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a = 3 and b = 5. What is the length of c?

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Card 5

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How do we know to use Pythagoras Theorm?

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