AC9M8M06 • Year 8 Maths
Pythagoras’ theorem to solve problems involving the side lengths of (AC9M8M06)
recognise situations, including financial contexts, that use integers; locate and represent integers on a number line and as coordinates on the Cartesian plane
Choose a learning activity. Homework, Practice and Test use the same eight-question unit bank.
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- use Pythagoras’ theorem to solve problems involving the side lengths of right-angled triangles
- Example: discussing and comparing different applications, demonstrations and proofs of Pythagoras’ theorem, from Egypt and Mesopotamia, Greece, India and China with other historical…
- Common trap: using Pythagoras’ theorem to determine unknown lengths of sides in right-angled triangles and finding lengths of sides of right-angled triangles in practical applications