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Can i use the pythagorythm therom on all triangles

User Don Djoe
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Pythagoreans' theorem only applies to right angle triangles.

To find unknowns of an irregular triangle use

a² = b² + c² -2bc cos A
( for length and angle )

and

½ ab sin C ( for area )
User Kimjxie
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No, you can only use the Pythagorean theorem on right triangles. 
User Jamice
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