Yr 7 maths (1 Viewer)

[lum]

i seem to have "missed" the lesson on proving pythagoras theorm, i know there are heaps of ways, can anyone show be the easiest way? (wif or wifout diagrams) thx, it'd be nice to learn something that we use so much

 

[Trefoil]

Here is one:

 

[Dumsum]

Hmm, I don't remember learning that until yr 8. yr 7 was learning algebra and such things. Those were the days.

 

[lil lelu]

x2= a2 + b2 (2 = squared)

 

[acmilan]

Theres a number of ways to prove it here:
http://www.cut-the-knot.org/pythagoras/index.shtml