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Maths Coursework - Beyond Pythagoras In this piece of coursework I will be looking at and investigating the relationship between the lengths of the three sides of right angled triangles and also the perimeter and area of these triangles. In particular I will be investigating triangles which satisfy the condition of a Pythagorean Triple. I will initially be looking at Pythagorean triples for which the shortest side is an odd number. I will begin my coursework by using the three triangles which I have already been given. I will begin my investigation by checking to see if these triangles are actually Pythagorean triples. If they are they should satisfy the condition of the Pythagorean Triple shown below. a2 + b2 = c2 The number 3,4 and 5 satisfy the condition..... a2 + b2 = c2 This is because...... 32 + 42 = 52 32 = 3 x 3 = 9 (Shortest Side) 42 = 4 x 4...

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