Pythagorean theorem - math word problems - page 34 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
- Rectangle diagonals
It is given a rectangle with an area of 24 cm² and a circumference of 20 cm. The length of one side is 2 cm larger than the length of the second side. Calculate the length of the diagonal. Length and width are yet expressed in natural numbers. - In the desert
A man wondering in the desert walks 5.7 miles in the direction S 26° W. He then turns 90° and walks 9 miles in the direction N 49° W. At that time, how far is he from his starting point, and what is his bearing from his starting point? - Sailboat
The 20 m long sailboat has an 8 m high mast in the middle of the deck. The top of the mast is fixed to the bow and stern with a steel cable. Determine how much cable is needed to secure the mast and what angle the cable will make with the ship's deck. - Isosceles trapezoid
The old father decided to change the top plate of an isosceles-like trapezoid with the basic dimensions of 120 cm and 60 cm, and the shoulder is 50 centimeters long. How much does it pay for a new plate and a square meter worth 17 euros?
- The swimmer
The swimmer swims at a constant speed of 0.85 m/s relative to water flow. The current speed in the river is 0.40 m/s, and the river width is 90 m. a) What is the resulting speed of the swimmer for the tree on the riverbank when the swimmer's motion is per - Cross road
From the junction of two streets perpendicular to each other, two cyclists (each on another street) walked out. One ran 18 km/h and the second 24 km/h. How are they away from a) 6 minutes, b) 15 minutes? - Widescreen monitor
Computer businesses were hit by a wave of widescreen monitors and televisions. Calculate the area of the LCD monitor with a diagonal size 20 inches at a ratio of 4:3 and then a 16:9 aspect ratio. Is buying widescreen monitors with the same diagonal more - Calculate: 16973
The dragon is shaped like a diamond. Its diagonals are 60 cm and 90 cm long. Calculate: a) side of the rhombus b) how much paper do we need to make the kite? If we need to stick it on both sides, it needs 5% of the total area of the paper to bend. - Metal washers
Metal washers with a diameter of 80 mm are cut from a strip of steel sheet with a width of 10 cm and a length of 2 m. When two adjacent circles meet, calculate the material waste percentage if no material is lost.
- Trapezoid MO
The rectangular trapezoid ABCD with the right angle at point B, |AC| = 12, |CD| = 8, diagonals are perpendicular to each other. Calculate the perimeter and area of the trapezoid. - Airport's 80482
The plane flew from airport m on a course of 132° to airport n, then from n to p on a course of 235°. The distance between the airport's mn is 380 km, np 284 km. What will be the return course to m, and what is the distance between the airport's pm? - Solve 13
Solve the missing dimensions for the following triangle: Triangle ABC: AngleA=43 degrees, b=7.0cm, c=6.0cm Question 1. Angle B with units written as degrees Question 2. Angle C with units written as degrees Question 3. a, rounded to the nearest tenth of a - Archaeologists 81478
Archaeologists need to find out the size of the vessel if the sherd found was in the shape of a circular section with a length of 12 cm and a height of 3 cm. What is the area of this section? - Transmitter 34201
A television transmitter 108 m high is anchored at 2/3 of its height (from the ground) by three ropes of equal length. How many meters of rope are needed for anchoring if it is embedded at a distance of 54 m from the foot of the mast, and we count 10% of
- Circumscribed 6568
In a right triangle ABC with a right angle at the vertex C, it is given: a = 17cm, Vc = 8 cm. Calculate the length of the sides b, c, its area S, the perimeter o, the length of the radii of the circles of the triangle circumscribed by R and inscribed r an - Flowerbed
The family has tulips on a square flower bed of 6 meters. Later they added a square terrace with a side of 7 meters to their house. One vertex of the terrace lay exactly in the middle of a tulip bed, and one side of the terrace divided the side of the tul - Inaccessible 82710
Determine the distance between two inaccessible places K, L, if the angles KAL=62°10", LAB=41°23", KBL=66°34", and LBA were measured from points A, B, which are 870 m apart = 34°52". Thank you. - Parallelogram 82695
Given is the parallelogram KLMN, in which we know the side sizes/KL/ = a = 84.5 cm, /KN/ = 47.8 cm, and the angle size at the vertex K 56°40'. Calculate the size of the diagonals. - Equilateral 83013
Traffic signs are equilateral triangles with a side length of 900 mm. How many euros does a galvanized sheet cost to produce 50 pieces of such brands if we consider adding 15% of the material for waste? The price of 1 square meter of sheet metal is 6.5 eu
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