5 REAL LIFE APPLICATIONS OF
PYTHAGORAS THEOREM
1.The Pythagorean
Theorem is useful for two-dimensional navigation. You can
use the two lengths to find the shortest distance. The distances north and west
will be the two legs of the triangle, and the shortest line connecting them
will be the diagonal. The same principles can be used for air
navigation. .
2.Painting
on a Wall: Painters use ladders to paint on high buildings and often
use the help of Pythagoras’ theorem to complete their
work. The painter needs to determine how tall a ladder needs to be in order to
safely place the base away from the wall so it won’t tip
3. Given two straight lines, the Pythagorean Theorem allows
you to calculate the length of the diagonal connecting them. This
application is frequently used in architecture, woodworking, or other
physical construction projects. For instance, say you are building a sloped
roof. If you know the height of the roof and the length for it to cover, use
the Pythagorean Theorem to find the diagonal length of the roof's slope. You
can use this information to cut properly sized beams to support the roof, or
calculate the area of the roof that you would need to shingle.
4.The Pythagorean Theorem is
also used in construction to make sure buildings are square. A triangle
whose side lengths correspond with the Pythagorean Theorem – such as a 3 foot
by 4 foot by 5 foot triangle – will always be a right triangle. When laying out
a foundation, or constructing a square corner between two walls, construction
workers will set out a triangle from three strings that correspond with these
lengths. If the string lengths were measured correctly, the corner opposite the
triangle's hypotenuse wil
l be a right angle, so the builders will know they are
constructing their walls or foundations on the right lines.
5 .Pythagoras theorem can be used to find the
lengths of sides of a rectangle shaped monitor or television. The size of TVs and monitors is always specified
in terms of diagonal. If a television is specified as 32 inches in size, its size
is the diagonal measurement, known as the hypotenuse. The size of
TVs and monitors is always specified in terms of diagonal. If a television is
specified as 32 inches in size, its size is the diagonal measurement,
known as the hypotenuse.
The Pythagorean Theorem is
the basis for many fields outside of math, including physics, geology,
architecture and more
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