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PLEASE HELP ME IM SO CONFUSED WERE SUPPOSED TO USE THE PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM

PLEASE HELP ME IM SO CONFUSED WERE SUPPOSED TO USE THE PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM-example-1

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Pythagoras theorem states that “In a right-angled triangle, the square of the hypotenuse side is equal to the sum of squares of the other two sides“. The sides of this triangle have been named Perpendicular, Base and Hypotenuse. Here, the hypotenuse is the longest side, as it is opposite to the angle 90°. The sides of a right triangle (say a, b and c) which have positive integer values, when squared, are put into an equation, also called a Pythagorean triple.


According to the definition, the Pythagoras Theorem formula is given as:

Hypotenuse^2 = Perpendicular^2 + Base^2
c^2 = a^2 + b^2
The side opposite to the right angle (90°) is the longest side (known as Hypotenuse) because the side opposite to the greatest angle is the longest.

As for part B

225 =x^2+ y^2

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