Pythagoras Theorem
Pythagoras Theorem: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Baudhayana Pythagoras Theorem, Pythagoras Theorem and Converse of Pythagoras Theorem etc.
Important Questions on Pythagoras Theorem
If the diagonals of a rhombus are and , then the square of its side is ;

A ladder long is placed in street so as to reach a window high. On turning the ladder on the other side of the street, it reaches a point high.The width of the street is ;

The length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle, having equal base and height and the area of the triangle is is :

and are the three non-collinear points on a plane. The distance between the point and is more than the distance between the points and . If the distance between points and is and is the longest side of the triangle . Is is a right-angled triangle or not, Justify your answer using the discriminant of quadratic equation and also find the measure of and .

One end of a string long is attached to the top end of a vertical pillar high. The other end of that wire is attached to the nail. At what distance from the base of the pillar the string is taut.

A congruent side of an isosceles right-angled triangle is ,Find its perimeter.

In the figure, is a right-angled triangle and . If and , then prove that .

The picture below shows a staircase outside a house. Each step of the staircase is congruent and there are steps in the staircase from the floor to the platform and steps from the platform to the roof.
What is the length of the staircase railing?

Find the value of in the following figure:

Equilateral triangle is inscribed in a circle. If side of the triangle , then the radius is

In the figure below, is a right-angled triangle. , and are the three points on such that they divide into equal parts.
Prove that

Is it possible to have an isosceles right-angled triangle, such that the length of each of its sides is an integer? Give a reason to support your answer.


During a mathematics class, a teacher wrote the following three algebraic expressions on the board:
, where and are positive integers with
One of the students, Kaivalya, claimed that the above set of expressions ALWAYS represent the sides of a right-angled triangle.
Is Kaivalya's claim correct? Justify your answer.

Abhilasha wants to find the radius of a circle. She places a set-square on the circle as shown below.
Based on the position of the set-square and the readings shown on the set-square, what is the diameter of the circle?

Two overlapping right triangles are shown below. What is the value of ‘’?

The sine of an angle in a right triangle is .
Which of these could be the measures of the sides of the triangle?

If the area of a square , then the area of the square obtained by joining the midpoints of the sides of the square is:

Starting from the same point in a levelled field, Rahul walked towards East and then towards North whereas Aryan walked towards North-East. What is the distance between them now? (Take )

is an isosceles triangle inscribed in a circle. If and , calculate the radius of the circle to the nearest .
