DIstance and Pythagorean theorem
Pythagorean Theorem
Directions
Click on the sliders that should now appear in the app. Use your arrow keys to move the sliders. In the example below you see the sliders are at 2, 2, 6, 5 (in that order) to get a distance value of 5.
1. Where would the sliders have to be to get line segment AB a distance of 10?
2. Where would the sliders have to be to get line segment AB a distance of 8?
3. Where would the sliders have to be to get line segment AB a distance of 7?
Directions
Put your sliders back to 2, 2, 6, 5. Use your arrow keys to get the exact values.
Choose the best answer.
4. If you keep moving only the top slider to the right,
Directions
Put your sliders back to 2,2,6,5. [b][color=#ff0000]Click on the "Why?"[/color][/b] box.
5. Look at the triangle formed from clicking on the "Why?" box. How does the distance formula compare to Pythagorean Theorem?