Let's learn math in a fun way ! We will have fun doing a check of the Pythagorean Theorem!
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Pythagoras theorem:
Pythagorean Theorem: in every right triangle the square of the hypotenuse (the longest side) is equal to the sum of the squares of the legs (the other two sides of the triangle).
The Pythagorean Theorem can be expressed in another way: the area of the square built on the hypotenuse of a right triangle is equal to the sum of the areas of the squares built on the legs. Source
Materials:
- A game of Dominoes.
Process
With a few dominoes and a right triangle you can make a very curious verification of the Pythagorean Theorem.
The sides of the right triangle have 3, 4 and 5 units. One half of a domino will be taken as a unit. Then the dominoes are placed on the squares.
The square built on the leg of 3 units contains 9 squares.
The square built on the leg of 4 units contains 16 squares.
And the square built on the hypotenuse has 25 squares that is equal to the sum of 9 +16.
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