Pythagorean theorem - math word problems - page 22 of 67
The Pythagorean Theorem states that in a right-angled triangle, the square of the length of the hypotenuse (the side opposite the right angle) is equal to the sum of the squares of the lengths of the other two sides. This can be written as:c2 = a2 + b2
where c is the length of the hypotenuse, and a and b are the lengths of the other two sides.
A common proof of the Pythagorean Theorem is called the "area proof". To prove the theorem using this method, we can create a square with side length c and two smaller squares with side lengths a and b, as shown in the figure. We can then place the smaller squares next to each other to form a rectangle with area a x b. We can then see that the area of the square with side length c is equal to the sum of the areas of the smaller squares, which is equal to the area of the rectangle. This demonstrates that c2 = a2 + b2, as stated in the theorem.
Another proof is Euclidean proof which is based on the Euclidean geometry and construction of a line segment that is c and perpendicular to the line segment of a and b.
Number of problems found: 1340
- Isosceles 5711
An isosceles triangle with a base length of 32 cm has an area of 480 cm². What's his perimeter? - Diameter 5668
The span of the arc is 247 cm, and the height of the arc is 21.5 cm. What is the diameter of the circle? - Rectangle 35
Find the rectangle area when the diagonal is equal to 30 cm and the width is double the length. - Circumscribed 2671
The circle's radius circumscribed by the rectangle is 5 cm, and one side of the rectangle is 6 cm long. Calculate the length of the other side and the area of the rectangle. - V-belt
Calculate the length of the belt on pulleys with diameters of 105 mm and 393 mm at shaft distance 697 mm. - RT a-b-x
There is a right triangle with legs long a, b, and hypotenuse long x. Given that a = 6 cm and b = 9 cm, work out x. Give your answer as an exact surd. - Sin cos tan
If cos y = 0.8, 0° ≤ y ≤ 90°, find the value of (4 tan y) / (cos y-sin y) - SAS calculation
Given the triangle ABC, if side b is 31 ft., side c is 22 ft., and angle A is 47°, find side a. Please round to one decimal. - Consider 3
Consider the isosceles trapezoid PQRS. The bases are |PQ|=120 mm, |RS|=62 mm and the arm s=48 mm. Find the height of the trapezoid, diagonal length and the area of the trapezoid. - Michael 2
Michael has a 35-foot ladder leaning against the side of his house. If the bottom of the ladder is 21 feet away from his house, how many feet above the ground does the ladder touch the house? - Rectangular
Rectangular triangle KLM with right angle at vertex L, angle beta at vertex K, and angle alpha at vertex M. Angle at vertex M = 65°, side l = 17.5 cm. Use Pythagorean theorems and trigonometric functions to calculate the lengths of all sides and the angle - The quadrilateral
The quadrilateral ABCD is composed of two right triangles, ABD and BCD. For side lengths: |AD| = 3cm, | BC | = 12cm, | BD | = 5cm. How many square centimeters (area) does the quadrilateral ABCD have? The angles of DAB and DBC are right. - Right triangle - ratio
The lengths of the legs of the right triangle ABC are in ratio b = 2:3. The hypotenuse is 10 cm long. Calculate the lengths of the legs of that triangle. - Circle and square
An ABCD square with a side length of 100 mm is given. Calculate the circle’s radius that passes through vertices B, C, and the center of the side AD. - Equilateral triangle vs circle
Find the area of an equilateral triangle inscribed in a circle of radius r = 9 cm. What percentage of the circle area does it occupy? - Diamond diagonals
Find the diamond diagonal's lengths if the area is 156 cm² and the side is 13 cm long. - Right isosceles triangle
The right isosceles triangle has an altitude x drawn from the right angle to the hypotenuse dividing it into two equal segments. The length of one segment is 5 cm. What is the area of the triangle? - The pond
We can see the pond at an angle of 65°37'. Its endpoints are 155 m and 177 m away from the observer. What is the width of the pond? - A truck
A truck departs from a distribution center. From there, it goes 20km west, 30km north and 10km west and reaches a shop. How can the truck reach back to the distribution center from the shop (what is the shortest path)? - Diamond diagonals
Calculate the diamonds' diagonal lengths if the diamond area is 156 cm square and the side length is 13 cm.
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