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Beyond Pythagoras
... side.
I already know that the (smallest number) ² + (middle number) ² = (largest number) ². So I know that there will be a connection between the numbers written above. The problem is that it is obviously not:
(Middle number) ²+ ...
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Beyond Pythagoras
... 1) ²
2n
+1
2n
4n²
2n
+1
2n
1
= 4n² + 4n + 1
Middle² = (2n² + 2n)²
2n²
+2n
2n²
4n4
4n³
+2n
4n³
4n²
= 4n4 + 8n³ + 4n²
Longest² = (2n² + 2n + 1)²
2n²
+2n
+1
2n²
4n4
4n³
2n²
+2n
4n³
2n²
2n
+1
2n²
2n
1
= 4n4 + 8n³ + 8n² +4n + 1
A + B = C
4n² + 4n + 1 ...
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Beyond Pythagoras
... 6
5, 12, 13
Perimeter = 5 + 12 + 13 = 30
Area = ? x 5 x 12 = 30
7, 24, 25
Perimeter = 7 + 24 + 25 = 56
Area = ? x 7 x 24 = 84
From the first three ...
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Beyond Pythagoras
... 6
5, 12, 13
Perimeter = 5 + 12 + 13 = 30
Area = ? x 5 x 12 = 30
7, 24, 25
Perimeter = 7 + 24 + 25 = 56
Area = ? x 7 x 24 = 84
From the first three ...
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Beyond Pythagoras
... of anywhere near 1.
Part 1:
Aim: To investigate the family of Pythagorean Triplets where the shortest side (a) is an odd number and all three sides are positive integers.
By putting the triplets I am provided with in a table, along with ...
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Beyond Pythagoras
... I think it will become 4,8,12,16,20,24
So it will be 4,12,24, 40, 60 84.
The difference is 4,8,12. Now I shall find the difference and it is n*4
Next I shall find the prediction of the longest side next.
5,13,25
It goes up by ...
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beyond pythagoras
... rule to get the formula in the middle of my investigation, where I have to make generalisation about the lengths of sides.
From the first terms I have noticed the following: -
* 'a' increases by +2 each term
* ...
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Beyond Pythagoras
... values:
a
b
c
3
4
5
5
12
13
7
24
25
I will now predict the next two values in the table so I can work out a general formula for this pythagorean family.
By using the differencing method I can see that 'a' has a difference of 2 between each pythagorean ...
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Beyond Pythagoras
... this therefore means they are not Pythagorean triples!!!!
So from this you should notice that a2 + b2 = c2, if a=3, b=4, and c=5 (32+44 = 52) we can see that 32 + 42= 52(25) this therefore means these numbers ...
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Beyond Pythagoras
... which matched with my others instead of something completely different. If we wish to work out a formula, a general rule and a relationship then I am going to use the triple which is most likely to help with that. ...
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Beyond Pythagoras P.1 Pythagoras Theorem is a2+b2= c2 ‘a’ is being the shortest side, ‘b’ being the middle side and ‘c’ being
... I think it will become 4,8,12,16,20,24
So it will be 4,12,24, 40, 60 84.
The difference is 4,8,12. Now I shall find the difference and it is n*4
Next I shall find the prediction of the longest side next.
5,13,25
It goes up by ...
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Beyond Pythagoras - research on Pythagoras and his work.
... all this information as merely legends but, even if the reader treats it in this way, being such an early record it is of historical importance.
Pythagoras's father was Mnesarchus, while his mother was Pythais and she was a native of ...
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Beyond Pythagoras - Year 10 Maths Coursework
... 5² = 25
The difference between 25 and 313 is 288 which is far to big, so this means that the equation I want has nothing to do with 3 sides squared.
I will now try 2 sides squared.
M² ...
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Beyond Pythagoras.
... Do not cb redistribute Tochv8Ey
85
182
546
7
15
112
113
240
840
+2
8
17
144
145
306
1224
9
19
180
181
380
1710 wwdd ddw stddddud edd ddnt cdd enddtral ddcodd uk.
10
21
220
221
462
2310
I looked at the table and noticed that there was only 1 difference between the length of the middle side and the length of the longest ...
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Beyond Pythagoras.
... It is also used to determine certain trignometrical relationships such as sin² ? + cos² ? = 1. Pythagoras' theorem for right-angled triangles is likely to have been known long before the time of Pythagoras as it was probably used ...
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Beyond Pythagoras.
... squared. I will now try 2 sides squared.
(Middle)2 + Largest number = (smallest number)2
= 122 + 13 = 52
= 144 + 13 = 25
= 157 = 25
This does not work and neither will 132, because it is larger than 122. ...
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Beyond Pythagoras.
... squared. I will now try 2 sides squared.
(Middle)2 + Largest number = (smallest number)2
= 122 + 13 = 52
= 144 + 13 = 25
= 157 = 25
This does not work and neither will 132, because it is larger than 122. ...
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Beyond Pythagoras.
... found that the formulas for B and C are . I know this because I know that A =B+C and that C=B+1. Then I simply worked out what A was equal to. I then found that with every example I ...
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Beyond Pythagoras.
... 6
5, 12, 13
Perimeter = 5 + 12 + 13 = 30
Area = 1/2 x 5 x 12 = 30
7, 24, 25
Perimeter = 7 + 24 + 25 = 56
Area = 1/2 x 7 x 24 = 84
From the first three ...
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Beyond Pythagorus
... = 25²
I will now work out the perimeter and area
Perimeter = a + b + c
Area = 1/2 x a x b
3, 4, 5
Perimeter = 12
Area = 6
5, 12, 13
Perimeter = 30
Area = 30
7, 24, 25
Perimeter = 56
Area = ...
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Dice Game Maths Investigation
... believe that the answer to this question could be 3
as it is the first opportunity for C to win and it has a 50% chance of winning
every throw it has (3/6). Obviously A and more so B will ...
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Dice Maths Investigation
... were divisible by 18:
25/5 = 5...324/18 = 18...625/5 = 125...104976/18 = 5832.
You will notice that when any of the probabilities are divided by 5/18 the result is the previous probability. This is because the probability of a player winning is ...
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Investigate the probability of someone rolling a die and the probability of it landing on particular number for a player to win the game
... - 5
18
P (LLL) = 13
18
I also found the probability of A, B and C winning in Round 1:
P (A) wins = 1
6
P (B) wins = 5 x 1 = 5
6 2 18
P (C) wins = 5 ...
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Investigation into a driving test.
... now stratify the sample. We will just tale 80 pupils i.e. a third of each of the entries above. Doing it his way we will ensure we have proportional representation. Therefore we have the following numbers.
Instructor A
Instructor B
Instructor C
Instructor D
Males
10
16
6
7
Females
10
17
7
7
We ...
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Mathematics Coursework - Beyond Pythagoras
...
= 313
5 = 25
The difference between 25 and 313 is 288 which is far to big, so this means that the equation I need and want has nothing to do with 3 sides being squared. So I shall ...