Use the Pythagorean Theorem to solve contextual problems. SPI 0806.4.1

Links verified on 11/19/2013

1. Demonstrate the Pythagorean Theorem - from NOVA
2. Interactive Proof of Pythagoras' theorem - This Java applet was written by Jim Morey. It won grand prize in Sun Microsystem's Java programming contest in the Summer of 1995.
3. Nineteen Pythagorean Theorem applets [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
4. Proof of the theorem is demonstrated through a Quicktime animation.
5. Pyramid Panic - [a geometry game] Apply increasingly-complex rules of geometry to help an imprisoned Mummy build pathways out of its pyramid prison and escape from the jaws of a hungry Egyptian demon
6. Pythagorean Explorer - Students find the length of a side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem, and then check their answers.
7. Pythagorean Theorem: 1 - a java applet that allows students to investigate this theorem.
8. Pythagorean Theorem: 2 - another java applet that allows students to investigate this theorem, similar to the one above.
9. Pythagorean Theorem - five question multiple-choice quiz from Glencoe Math
10. Pythagorean Theorem and its many proofs (43 to be precise)
11. Pythagorean theorem and right triangle facts - given the length of three sides, determine if a right triangle is being described [8 questions]
12. The Pythagorean Theorem, Distance Formula and Intro to Trigonometry - other practice activities
13. Pythagorean Theorem Interactive - [Free activity provided by a commercial site] Learn that the Pythagorean Theorem describes the relationship between the lengths of the sides of a right triangle. Discover visual and algebraic proofs. Apply the Pythagorean Formula to find missing side lengths. Derive the distance formula for points in the coordinate plane
14. Squaring the Triangle - Students learn about how the Pythagorean Theorem works, through investigating the standard geometric proof. Parameters: Sizes of the legs of the triangle.
15. Using the Pythagorean Theorem - Once you know the equation a2 + b2 = c2 is true, then you can use it to solve all kinds of problems. Try the Pythagorean theorem with two other examples given on this page.