Pythagoras' theorem

There are 108 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Pythagoras' theorem
Matter of Scale
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Matter of scale

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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Can you prove Pythagoras' Theorem using enlargements and scale factors?
Pythagoras mod 5
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Pythagoras mod 5

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
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Prove that for every right angled triangle which has sides with integer lengths: (1) the area of the triangle is even and (2) the length of one of the sides is divisible by 5.
Golden Construction
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Golden construction

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
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Draw a square and an arc of a circle and construct the Golden rectangle. Find the value of the Golden Ratio.
Folding in Half
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Folding in half

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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How does the perimeter change when we fold this isosceles triangle in half?
Strange Rectangle
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Strange rectangle

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
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ABCD is a rectangle and P, Q, R and S are moveable points on the edges dividing the edges in certain ratios. Strangely PQRS is always a cyclic quadrilateral and you can find the angles.
Round and Round
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Round and round

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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Prove that the shaded area of the semicircle is equal to the area of the inner circle.
Are you kidding
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Are you kidding

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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If the altitude of an isosceles triangle is 8 units and the perimeter of the triangle is 32 units.... What is the area of the triangle?
Squ-areas
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Squ-areas

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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Three squares are drawn on the sides of a triangle ABC. Their areas are respectively 18 000, 20 000 and 26 000 square centimetres. If the outer vertices of the squares are joined, three more triangular areas are enclosed. What is the area of this convex hexagon?
Unusual Polygon
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Unusual polygon

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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What is the perimeter of this unusually shaped polygon...
Get Cross
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Get cross

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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A white cross is placed symmetrically in a red disc with the central square of side length sqrt 2 and the arms of the cross of length 1 unit. What is the area of the disc still showing?