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Pythagoras' Theorem Word Problems
Model rectangular diagonals, ladders, and guy wires as right-angled triangles, then use Pythagoras' theorem to find the diagonal or support length.
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What are we learning?
A Pythagoras word problem hides the right-angled triangle inside a situation. The calculation is still a² + b² = c², but first you must decide which real-world length is the hypotenuse.