March 5: Pythagorean Theorem

Today was the first day of Pythagorean Theorem.  We learned that the sum of the squares of the legs is equal to the square of the hypotenuse.  What?  Here's a better explanation with an example:

We saw a video proof of Pythagorean's Theorem as well.  When squares are created using the sides of a right triangle, we saw that when the wheel was turned over, the water in the two squares along the legs fill the square along the hypotenuse perfectly.

The equation for solving right triangles is 

a² + b² = c²

^{Click here for today's homework}