1. Intro to the Pythagorean Theorem

2. Warm Up Calculate the following:

3. Objective The students will be able to use the Pythagorean Theorem to find missing side lengths of right triangles.

4. Exploration Pythagorean Theorem Exploration Activity

5. Consider The Following… In a golf tournament, I am on the Tee Box of this dogleg left. I want to know how far it is to the green if I want to get there in 1 shot If I can hit my driver 250 yards, can I make it in 1 shot?

6. With a Partner… Explain to your partner how to find the missing side length of one of the triangles:

7. With a Partner… Identify the triangle that is different and explain why:

8. The Pythagorean Theorem You can find any missing dimension of a right triangle using the Pythagorean Theorem:

9. A Right Triangle Labeled

10. Examples:

11. Exit Ticket and Homework Exit Ticket: In your own words how do you find the length of the missing hypotenuse of a right triangle? Homework: Worksheet