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Pythagorean theorem and irrational numbers

A series of lessons and activities that includes an introduction and exploration of the Pythagorean theorem and its applications. Part of the Illustrative Math curriculum from GeoGebra.

Additional details
Year level(s)	Year 8
Audience	Teacher
Purpose	Teaching resource, Student task
Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches	Mathematics investigation
Keywords	Pythagoras, square root, square, right-angle, triangle, theorem
Curriculum alignment
Curriculum connections	Critical and creative thinking, Numeracy
Strand and focus	Space
Topics	Angles and geometric reasoning
AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions	AC9M8M06 Use Pythagoras' theorem to solve problems involving the side lengths of right-angled triangles
Numeracy progression	Understanding geometric properties (P7) Understanding units of measurement (P10) Multiplicative strategies (P9)
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Organisation	GeoGebra
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