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Pythagorean Theorem

Created by Banting Memorial High School Math Department

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Minds On...use your whiteboard to solve the following problem

On my Right Triangle:

Side a is 5cm.

Side b is 12cm

What is the measure of the hypotenuse, side c?

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Action...Write the pseudocode for a program that can calculate the length of a hypotenuse, given two sides

What will the input be?

How will you get the input?

How will the output be calculated?

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Create a new sprite

Create a new background

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Translate you pseudocode into a progam in Scratch

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You might find the following blocks helpful…

Remember to test your program...use the numbers from the Minds On!

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Your program may

be similar to…

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TITLE your program

SHARE your program

ADD your program to your STUDIO

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Minds On...use your whiteboard to solve the following problem

On my Right Triangle:

The hypotenuse is 10.

Side a is 8.

What is the measure of side b?

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Write a program in Scratch that calculates the length of side a, given side b and side c.

….test your program using the values from your work on the whiteboards

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Consolidation…

  • Create a Google Slide called “Pythagorean Theorem”
  • Print Screen your work for each of the two tasks
  • What is the purpose of each program?
  • What is the input?
  • What is the output?

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Extension #1

Draw the Right Triangle

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Extension #2

Create a program where the user inputs two of the values (a, b, c) and the program calculates the unknown.

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