Corbett Maths
Pythagoras Rectangles and Isosceles Triangles
When does the Pythagorean Theorem come in handy? An intriguing video uses the Pythagorean Theorem to solve problems other than simply finding the length of a side of a right triangle. Pupils find the diagonal of a rectangle and the...
Corbett Maths
3D Pythagoras
Calculate one hypotenuse then repeat. The resource provides a variety of ways for finding the length of the diagonal in a prism. Using the Pythagorean Theorem, pupils find a variety of distances in 3-D figures. The distances range from...
Corbett Maths
Pythagoras
Even Pythagoras couldn't explain it better. Scholars watch an informative video that shows how to solve for missing sides of a right triangle using the Pythagorean Theorem. It covers four examples: two for finding the hypotenuse and two...
Crash Course
The Presocratics: Crash Course History of Science #2
How did early scientists arrive at the notion that everything was made of atoms? Meet the Presocratics during the second installment in an engaging History of Science series. Viewers discover how these pioneers developed a model for...
CK-12 Foundation
Applications of the Pythagorean Theorem: Lesson
The Pythagorean Theorem works for something other than right triangles; show your class all it can do. Using information from the Pythagorean Theorem, the video shows how to determine whether a triangle is an acute or obtuse triangle....
CK-12 Foundation
Using the Pythagorean Theorem: Lesson
Is it right to use the converse? A segment of a basic geometry playlist introduces the Pythagorean Theorem and its converse. The video uses Pythagorean triples when finding whether a triangle is a right triangle or not.
TED-Ed
A Brief History of Banned Numbers
What numbers should not be shared? Numbers thoughout history have been banned for one reason or another. The resource provides details of illegal numbers and compares them to the written and spoken word. Discussion brings the idea of...
Math Antics
The Pythagorean Theorem
Be sure the class gets this one right. Using a right triangle, the video introduces the Pythagorean Theorem. The presentation breaks down the theorem into its components while providing uses of the Pythagorean Theorem and its converse.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Blossoms: Pythagoras and the Juice Seller
This video lesson presents a real world problem, one that a juice seller faces daily, that can be solved by using the Pythagorean theorem. [33:54]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Blossoms: The Pythagorean Theorem: Application and Proof
In this video lesson, students will not only learn about Pythagoras and the Pythagorean Theorem, but they will also demonstrate a proof of this theorem, use it to solve problems, and create their own real world problems to challenge the...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Finding the Missing Side of a Pythagorean Triple: Lesson 7
This lesson demonstrates how to recognize a Pythagorean triple when you have the lengths of two sides of a right triangle. It is 7 of 10 in the series titled "Finding the Missing Side of a Pythagorean Triple."
Crash Course
Crash Course History of Science #2: The Presocratics
Meet the Presocratics in this Crash Course video. Long ago, some philosophers worked very hard to separate myths from what they actually knew about nature. Thales theorized that everything in the world is made of water. Pythagoras was a...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Finding the Missing Side of a Pythagorean Triple: Lesson 2
This lesson demonstrates how to recognize a Pythagorean triple when you have the lengths of two sides of a right triangle. It is 2 of 10 in the series titled "Finding the Missing Side of a Pythagorean Triple."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Finding the Missing Side of a Pythagorean Triple: Lesson 3
This lesson demonstrates how to recognize a Pythagorean triple when you have the lengths of two sides of a right triangle. It is 3 of 10 in the series titled "Finding the Missing Side of a Pythagorean Triple."