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Chapter 11.7 The Pythagorean Theorem and Distance Formula. By Leon Zhuang Per. 2. The Pythagorean Theorem Textbook Pg. 509 Example 1. Find the length of the hypotenuse of this right triangle to the nearest thousandth. Formula: a 2 +b 2 =c 2 c =? B=4 A is 4 and b is 5.
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Chapter 11.7The Pythagorean Theorem and Distance Formula By Leon Zhuang Per. 2
The Pythagorean TheoremTextbook Pg. 509 Example 1 Find the length of the hypotenuse of this right triangle to the nearest thousandth. Formula: a2+b2=c2 c=? B=4 A is 4 and b is 5. Find the hypotenuse (c.) 42+52= c2 a=5 16+25=c2 41=c2 c = 6.403
Distance FormulaTextbook Pg. 513 Example 2 The distance between any two points (x1,y1) and (x2,y2) is given by √(x2-x1)2+(y2-y1)2.Find the distance between (2,2) and (5,6). Use the distance formula. d = √(5-2)2+(6-2)2 d= √(3)2+(4)2 d = √(9+16) d=√25 d = 5