use Pythagoras’ theorem to solve problems involving the side lengths of right-angled triangles
Elaborations
discussing and comparing different applications, demonstrations and proofs of Pythagoras’ theorem, from Egypt and Mesopotamia, Greece, India and China, with other historical and contemporary applications and proofs
using Pythagoras’ theorem to determine unknown lengths of sides in right-angled triangles and finding lengths of sides of right-angled triangles in practical applications
recognising the relationship between the squares of lengths of sides for different types of triangles: right-angled, acute or obtuse
identifying Pythagorean triples, such as (3, 4, 5), (5, 12, 13), (7, 24, 25) and (8, 15, 17)
Code
VC2M8M06
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