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Pythagorean Theorem and The Distance Formula

The document discusses the Pythagorean theorem, which relates the sides of a right triangle, and the distance formula, which calculates the distance between two points on a Cartesian plane. It provides examples of using both the Pythagorean theorem and distance formula to solve for missing values in right triangles and to calculate distances between points with given coordinates.

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Pythagorean Theorem and The Distance Formula

The document discusses the Pythagorean theorem, which relates the sides of a right triangle, and the distance formula, which calculates the distance between two points on a Cartesian plane. It provides examples of using both the Pythagorean theorem and distance formula to solve for missing values in right triangles and to calculate distances between points with given coordinates.

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Pythagorean Theorem and

the Distance Formula


How do you
solve for the
missing
values?
Pythagorean Theorem
states that in any given right triangle, the square of the length of the
hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the lengths of the other
two sides
 
In a right triangle , if the measures of the legs are and , and
the measure of the hypotenuse is , it follows that
.
Example:
 

To find the hypotenuse of a right triangle whose


legs measure m and m, we follow these steps.

Let and . Substitute the given to the formula .


 
Example:
Distance Formula
used to find the distance between
two distinct points on the Cartesian
plane
Given two points and , the
 

distance between the two


points can be measured as
.
Example:
 

To find the distance between points and we


follow these steps:

Let , , , and . Substitute the given to the distance


formula
 
Example:

 
Hence, the distance between the points and is units.
Example 1: Find the length of the hypotenuse of the right
triangle in the figure given below.

𝑐=?
 

𝑎=6
 

𝑏=10
 
Solution:
 

Substitute the values to the Pythagorean


equation.

𝑐=?
 

𝑎=6
 

 
𝑏=10
Solution:
 

𝑐=?
 
 
𝑎=6
Therefore, the length of the hypotenuse
is units.  
𝑏=10
Example 2: Miguel’s house is mapped on
 

the coordinate grid with the City Hall as


the origin. His home is located at point
and his best friend’s home is at point . If
the scale used in the grid is , how far are
their homes from each other?
Solution:
 

From the given, let .


Substitute these values to the distance formula.
Solution:
 

Therefore, the distance between Miguel’s home and his best


friend’s home is 10 km.
● How is Pythagorean Theorem related to the distance
formula?

● In which aspects of life can the concept of distance


formula be applied?

● Do you think we can determine the shortest distance


between a point and a line?

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