1. Devonta Carr
PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM AND
DISTANCE FORMULA

2.  -What is the Pythagorean Theorem? a2 + b2 =
c2
 -What do the variables stand for? Start at the
right angle and go across the triangle to get
the c.
 -What type of triangle do we use the theorem
for? Right Triangle

3.  a2 + b2 = c2
 142+x2=232
 196+X^2=529
23  196-529=333
 X=18.24
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X

4.  (x2 – x1)2 + (y2 – y1)2
 This end result is the distance formula.
 To find the distance between any two points:
 1. Label the points (x,y) (x2,y2)
 2. put them in the distance formula
 3. do the math

5. (3,5)(9,6)
 (x2 – x1)2 + (y2 – y1)2
 (3-9)^2 + (6-5)
 ( -6 )^2+ ( 1 )^2
 36 + 1
 37
 6.08