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What is the Pythagorean theorem

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Pythagorean theorem theorem that states that the sum of the squares of the two legs is equal to the square of the hypotenuse in a right triangle.

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The pythagorean theorem states that the sum of two legs to the 2nd power is equivalent to the hypotenuse to the 2nd power (
leg^2+leg^2=hypotenuse^2) . Do note that the pythagorean theorem only works with right triangles.

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