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What is the Pythagorean Therom and when is it used??

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Hey there,

The Pythagorean Theron is a squared plus b squared equals c squared and it is used for right triangles to find their lengths

~Jurgen
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The Pythagorean Theorem: a² + b² = c²

a and b is the other sides, while c is the hypotenuse (or largest side)

The Pythagorean Theorem is used when you are trying to find one of the sides, and you know the length of the other two sides.

A real life example can be people trying to build a bridge, finding the right size computer for a table, etc


hope this helps
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