Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:
- Knewton text (integrated in Knewton Assignments)
- Lesson in Canvas
Instructions
A “Pythagorean Triple” is a set of positive integers, a, b and c that fits the rule: a2+ b2= c2.
Here is a list of a few Pythagorean Triples:
| (3, 4, 5) | (5, 12, 13) | (6, 8, 10) | (7, 24, 25) |
| (8, 15, 17) | (9, 40, 41) | (10, 24, 26) | (11, 60, 61) |
| (12, 35, 37) | (13, 84, 85) | (14, 48, 50) | (15, 112, 113) |
| (16, 63, 65) | (17, 144, 145) | (18, 80, 82) | (19, 180, 181) |
| (20, 21, 29) | (20, 99, 101) | (21, 220, 221) | (23, 264, 265) |
Pick a Pythagorean Triple and use the Pythagorean Theorem to verify that
a2+ b2= c2. Create a presentation explaining your step-by-step approach to solving the problem. Your presentation should be done in PowerPoint with Voice Over and should be 1 – 2 minutes in length.
SOLUTION:
[Answer in PowerPoint presentation]
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