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Mathematics 20-3 Module 4

Module 4: The Right Kind Of Triangles

 

Lesson 1 Summary

 

This is an image of building blocks displaying the Pythagorean theorem.

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The Pythagorean theorem, c2 = a2 + b2, is to mathematics as E = mc2 is to physics. Both of these formulas are important to their disciplines and tend to be remembered for a long time after the meaning of the formula has been forgotten.

 

In this lesson you reviewed the Pythagorean theorem and its application to a variety of two- and three-dimensional problems. You also had a chance to explore some puzzles involving right triangles and the Pythagorean theorem.