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Resource Title:Pythagorean puzzle
Description:This web page offers basic illustrated information about Pythagoras and the famous equation he and his followers are credited with developing. The page contains a link to an applet that demonstrates the meaning of the equation. From the applet, links to three problems show the equation's application in baseball, scaling a wall, and in construction. This web page requires the student know what a right triangle is and how area is measured. Copyright 2005 Eisenhower National Clearinghouse

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Author WGBH Science Unit
Contributor(s) Kimberly Lightle
Microsoft
Park Foundation
Sprint
Date Published 1997
2008-07-24T15:16:44Z
Grade Level Grade 10
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Grade 9
High School
Middle School
Intended Audience Learner
Language En-US
Publisher / Resource Provider NSDL Expert Voices
PBS Online
Resource Format Application/x-shockwave-flash
Image/gif
Text/html
Resource Type Audio/Visual
Image/Image Set
Instructional Material
Lesson/Lesson Plan
Simulation
Text
Rights Information Copyright 1997 WGBH.
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Subject Keyword(s) Geometry
Plane Geometry
Pythagorean Theorem
Triangles