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Lesson Purpose

To further student understanding of Pythagorean Theorem and its application to word problems and distance on the coordinate plane

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Lesson Objectives

At the end of this lesson, students will be able to find the length of any side of a right triangle if they know the length of the other two sides. They will also be able to use Pythagorean theorem to find distance between two points on the coordinate plane.

Student Target

“I can find the length of an unknown side of a right triangle and the distance between two points”

CCR Focus Standards

Geometry - Level D

• 8.G.7

  Apply the Pythagorean Theorem to determine unknown side lengths in right triangles in real-world and mathematical problems in two and three dimensions.

• 8.G.8

  Apply the Pythagorean Theorem to find the distance between two points in a coordinate system.

Supporting Standards

• 8.EE.7

  Solve linear equations in one variable.
  

Standards for Mathematical Practice

• MP.1

  Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them. (MP.1)

• MP.8

  Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning. (MP.8)

KYAE Employability Standards