Pythagoras' theorem can also be used to solve 3D problems. You often need to use Pythagoras' theorem more than once in each problem as we create extra right-angled triangles in the 3D shapes. First ...

AB is 6 cm, BG is 3 cm and FG is 2 cm. Calculate AF. Draw the right-angled triangle ACF and label the sides. This is the right-angled triangle that contains the unknown AF. To calculate AF, AC is ...