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    This document describes an activity to discover the Pythagorean theorem by drawing squares on the sides of right triangles with various leg lengths. Students are asked to complete a table recording the areas of the squares on the legs and hypotenuse. By looking for patterns in the table, students can use the pattern to complete the last row and discover the Pythagorean theorem. They are then asked to use the theorem to solve problems finding the area and length of the hypotenuse for various right triangles.

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    This document describes an activity to discover the Pythagorean theorem by drawing squares on the sides of right triangles with various leg lengths. Students are asked to complete a table recording the areas of the squares on the legs and hypotenuse. By looking for patterns in the table, students can use the pattern to complete the last row and discover the Pythagorean theorem. They are then asked to use the theorem to solve problems finding the area and length of the hypotenuse for various right triangles.

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    This document describes an activity to discover the Pythagorean theorem by drawing squares on the sides of right triangles with various leg lengths. Students are asked to complete a table recording the areas of the squares on the legs and hypotenuse. By looking for patterns in the table, students can use the pattern to complete the last row and discover the Pythagorean theorem. They are then asked to use the theorem to solve problems finding the area and length of the hypotenuse for various right triangles.

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    Problem 3.

    1 Discovering the Pythagorean Theorem


    A. For each row, draw a right triangle with the given leg lengths on the dot paper. Then,
    draw a square on each side of the triangle.
    B. For each triangle, find the areas of the squares on the legs and on the hypotenuse. Record
    your results in the table below.
    Length of leg 1

    Length of leg 2

    1
    1
    2
    1
    2
    3
    3
    a

    1
    2
    2
    3
    3
    3
    4
    b

    Area of square
    on leg 1

    Area of square
    on leg 2

    Area of square
    on hypotenuse

    Square root of area


    of hypotenuse square

    C. Look for a pattern as you complete the table, use the pattern to complete the last row in
    the table.
    D. Use the Pythagorean Theorem to complete the following problems:
    1. A right triangle has legs of lengths of 3 centimeters and 5 centimeters.
    a. What is the area of the square drawn on the hypotenuse?
    b. What is the length of the hypotenuse?
    2. A right triangle has legs of lengths 5 inches and 12 inches.
    a. What is the area of the square drawn on the hypotenuse?
    b. What is the length of the hypotenuse?
    3. The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 15 centimeters long, and one leg is 9
    centimeters long. How long is the other leg?

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