The Theorem of Pythagoras

The

Theorem of Pythagoras

Walt:  understand the theorem of Pythagoras and show our thinking.

1. What is a ‘theorem’?  The Pythagorean Theorem is that in a right triangle, the sum of the squares of the two right-angle sides will always be the same as the square of the hypotenuse (the long side). A2 + B2 = C2.
2. Who was Pythagoras? Pythagoras of Samos was an Ionian Greek philosopher, mathematician, and has been credited as the founder of the movement called Pythagoreanism.
3. What did he do for a job?  Some people say he never had a job. But he was a mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher
4. What is the importance of his theorem? So you can calculate the sides of a triangle
5. Explain where it can be used. Builders use to calculate where they have to pour concrete
6. Prove the theorem with two diagrams showing

By Sarah