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Baudhāyana’s Theorem on Right-angled triangles
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Class 8 (Ganita Prakash - 1, 2 & Old NCERT)
Chapter 2 Class 8 - The Baudhayana-Pythagoras Theorem (Ganita Part 2)
- Doubling a square
- Halving a square
- Hypotenuse of an Isosceles Right Triangle
- Decimal Representation of √2
- Figure it out - Page 39, 40
- Formula for Hypotenuse of an Isosceles Right Triangle
- Combining Two squares
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Baudhāyana’s Theorem on Right-angled triangles
- Pythagorean triples
- Figure it out - Page 50
- A Long-Standing Open Problem
- Further Applications of the Baudhāyana - Pythagoras Theorem
- Figure it out - Page 52, 53, 54
Transcript
Baudhāyana’s Theorem on Right-angled triangles The theorem says If a right-angled triangle has sidelengths a, b, and c, where c is the length of the hypotenuse, then a2 + b2 = c2 This is also called the Pythagoras Theorem Hypotenuse2 = Height2 + Base2 c2 = a2 + b2
