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Bronowksi demonstrates Pythagoras Theorem
From the 1973 BBC Series “The Ascent of Man”, Bronowski travels to Samos and shows how Pythagoras’ Theorem can be demonstrated geometrically. Students could be asked to replicate the proof after watching.
Exploring the Pythagorean Theorem
This multimedia mathematics resource shows how the Pythagorean Theorem is an important math concept used in the structural design of buildings. Using an interactive component, students construct right triangles of various sizes to explore calculations of the Pythagorean Theorem. A print activity is provided.
Pythagorean Theorem
Discover how the Pythagorean Formula describes the relationships between the lengths of the legs and hypotenuse of a right triangle.