Pythagoras Theorem

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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

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If the diagonals of a rhombus are 8 units and 6 units, then the square of its side is ;

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A ladder 20 m long is placed in street so as to reach a window 16 m high. On turning the ladder on the other side of the street, it reaches a point 12 m high.The width of the street is ; 

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The length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle, having equal base and height and the area of the triangle is 128 cm2 is :

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A, B and P are the three non-collinear points on a plane. The distance between the point A and P is 2 m more than the distance between the points B and P. If the distance between points A and B is 10 m and AB is the longest side of the triangle ABC. Is ABC is a right-angled triangle or not, Justify your answer using the discriminant of quadratic equation and also find the measure of AP and BP.

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One end of a string 24 m long is attached to the top end of a vertical pillar 18 m 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.

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A congruent side of an isosceles right-angled triangle is 7 cm ,Find its perimeter.

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In the figure, ABC is a right-angled triangle and BAC=90°. If ADBC and BD=DC, then prove that BC2=4AD2.

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The picture below shows a staircase outside a house. Each step of the staircase is congruent and there are 25 steps in the staircase from the floor to the platform and 25 steps from the platform to the roof.

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What is the length of the staircase railing?

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Find the value of QT in the following figure:

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Equilateral triangle ABC is inscribed in a circle. If side of the triangle = 24cm, then the radius is

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In the figure below, XYZ is a right-angled triangle. AB and C are the three points on YZ such that they divide YZ into 4 equal parts.

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Prove that 3XA2+XB2+XC2-XZ2=4XY2

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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.

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In ABD, ABBD and AC=BD. If AB=4 cm, BC=2 cm, find AD (in cm).

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During a mathematics class, a teacher wrote the following three algebraic expressions on the board:
m2-n2,(2mn) and m2+n2, where m and nare positive integers with n<m
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.

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Abhilasha wants to find the radius of a circle. She places a set-square on the circle as shown below.

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Based on the position of the set-square and the readings shown on the set-square, what is the diameter of the circle?

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

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The sine of an angle in a right triangle is 45.

Which of these could be the measures of the sides of the triangle? 

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If the area of a square ABCD is 36 cm2, then the area of the square obtained by joining the midpoints of the sides of the square ABCD is:

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Starting from the same point in a levelled field, Rahul walked 1000 m towards East and then 1000 m towards North whereas Aryan walked 2000 m towards North-East. What is the distance between them now? (Take 2=1.414)

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PQR is an isosceles triangle inscribed in a circle. If PQ= PR= 25 cm and QR= 14 cm, calculate the radius of the circle to the nearest cm.