Delving Deeper: Pythagorean Triples: Avenues for Exploration

Lawrence O. Cannon

doi:10.5951/mathteacher.105.4.0311

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Delving Deeper: Pythagorean Triples: Avenues for Exploration

Author: Lawrence O. Cannon

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Volume/Issue:: Volume 105: Issue 4

Page(s):: 311–315

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.5951/mathteacher.105.4.0311

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Subjects:: Grade(s) or Audience, Grades 9-12, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, Math Topic, Functions and Trigonometry, Functions, Geometry, Shapes, Other Topic, Equity, Gifted and Talented, Teaching and Learning Instruction

Keywords:: CCSS.Math.Content.HSG-SRT.C.8; CCSS.Math.Content.HSF-TF.A.4; CCSS.Math.Content.HSF-TF.A.2; CCSS.Math.Content.HSF-TF.A.3

The article contains classroom enrichment suggestions related to Pythagorean triples. Topics discussed for student exploration can be adapted for any level from early algebra through early college.

Contributor Notes

^*Lawrence O. Cannon, cannon@math.usu.edu, teaches mathematics at Utah State University in Logan and is a co-creator of the National Library of Virtual Manipulatives (www.nlvm.usu.edu), a collection of teaching and learning tools for pre-K through college students and teachers. He has long been interested in relationships between geometry and number theory.

(Corresponding author is Cannon cannon@math.usu.edu)

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