Question

Which of the following gives the BEST statement of the Pythagorean theorem?

A. In a right triangle, the square of the length of the hypotenuse equals the sum of the square of the lengths of the legs.
B. In a right triangle, the square of the length of the hypotenuse equals the difference of the squares of the lengths of the legs.
C. If the square of the length c of one side of a triangle equals the sum of the square of the lengths of the legs, then it is a right triangle with the hypotenuse of length c.
D. If the square of the length c of one side of a triangle equals the difference of the square of the lengths of the legs, then it is a right triangle with hypotenuse of length c.

Answer 1

Hello!

The Pythagorean Theorem is


`a^(2) + b^(2) = c^(2)`

c is the hypotenuse
a and b are the other legs

The description the best fits this is A

The answer is A

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

The answer is A) In a right triangle, the square of the length of the hypotenuse equals the sum of the square of the lengths of the legs