Who was Pythagoras?

Who was Pythagoras?

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Mathematics

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8th Grade

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Easy

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RI.7.5, 8.G.B.8, RI.7.7

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Who was Pythagoras?

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Pythagoras of Samos

Born

about 569 BC

Samos, Ionia

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Multiple Choice

Where was Pythagoras born?

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Paris, France

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Irving, Texas

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Samos, Ionia

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Athens, Greece

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Multiple Choice

When was Pythagoras born?

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about 300 BC

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about 17 BC

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about 371 BC

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about 569 BC

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Samos, India on a map

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Summary

Pythagoras was a Greek philosopher who made important developments in mathematics, astronomy, and the theory of music. The theorem now known as Pythagoras's theorem was known to the Babylonians 1000 years earlier but he may have been the first to prove it.

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Multiple Choice

True or false. Pythagoras was Greek.

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true

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false

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Multiple Choice

What theorem is he credited for proving?

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the Prime Number Theorem

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the Pythagorean Theorem

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the Law of Quadratic Reciprocity

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the Binomial Theorem

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Multiple Choice

When a triangle has a right angle, it is ___ degrees

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90

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180

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360

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240

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Multiple Choice

What is the formula for the Pythagorean Theorem?

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a² - b² = c²

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a² + b² + c²

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a² + b² = c²

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a² + b² + a² + b² = d

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More Notes

"c" is the longest side called the hypotenuse
"a" and "b" are the shorter sides called the legs
In a right angled triangle:
the square of the hypotenuse is equal to
the sum of the squares of the other two sides.

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Multiple Choice

The longest side is called the ______

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hypotenuse

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legs

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a and b

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the long side

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Multiple Choice

What variables will you use for the legs?

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a and c

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c and d

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a and b

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b and c

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Multiple Choice

I am ready to use the new formula I just learned.

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yes I am

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no I am not

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