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Form 2 Mathematics: Pythagoras theorem online video lessons
Calculate the length of the diagonal of a rectangle whose sides are 6 cm and 8 cm long.
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Introduction: Deriving the Pythagoras theorem
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Solutions of problems using Pythagoras theorem
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Applications of Pythagoras Theorem
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Revision exercise on Pythagoras Theorem
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The figure below shows a triangle ABC which is right-angled at C. Find: (a) AB when AC = 5 cm and BC = 12 cm. (b) AC when AB = 20 cm and BC = 16 cm. (c) BC when AC = 10 cm and AB = 26 cm. (d) AB when AC = 5 m and BC = 6 m.
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Calculate the length of the diagonal of a rectangle whose sides are 6 cm and 8 cm long.
7.
Find the length of the diagonal of a square of side 4 cm.
8.
Find the height of an isosceles triangle if the equal sides are each 26 cm and the base is 48 cm long.
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Find the length of a side of a square whose diagonal is 6 cm.
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(a) Determine the length of a side of a rhombus whose diagonals are 18 cm and 24 cm long. (b) The shorter diagonal of a rhombus of side 25 cm is 30 cm. Find the length of the other diagonal.
11.
Find the height of an equilateral triangle of side 10 cm.
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The figure below shows a trapezium ABCD in which side AB is perpendicular to both AD and BC. Side AD = 17 cm, DC = 10 cm and CB = 9 cm. Calculate the length AB.
13.
An electric pole is supported to stand vertically by a tight wire as shown below. Find the height of the pole.
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The figure below shows a triangle ABC which is right-angled at C. CB = 8 cm and AC = 6 cm. Find CD.
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The figure below represents a cross section of a building. The building is 9 metres wide and 12 metres high. If the slant edge measures 8 metres, calculate the height from the floor to its roof.
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A ship leaves port Q and moves straight due West to port R covering a distance of 320 km. Port R is 180 km to the North of port S. Find the shortest distance in km between port S and Q. (Give the answer to 4 s.f).
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