Question

In a proof of the Pythagorean theorem using similarity what allows you to state that the triangles are similar in order to write the true proportions C-a and

Answer 1

a2+b2=c2

Explanation:

e.g:

a=5 b=2 c=?

52+22=c2

25+4=c2

29=c2

square root of 29= c

c=5.385164807