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Hi there !
What is a Pythagoras theorem ?
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User MLhacker
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a theorem attributed to Pythagoras that the square on the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle is equal in area to the sum of the squares on the other two sides.

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User IBPX
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Hi! I think you are referring to the Pythagorean Theorem.

Essentially, given a right triangle, the sum of the squares of the shorter sides equals the square of the longer (slant) side or hypotenuse.

The formula is a squared + b squared = c squared

If the triangle has side lengths 3 and 4 (for the shorter sides), the longer side can be solved like this:

3 squared + 4 squared = x squared

(Let x = the longer side)

3 squared = 9

4 squared = 16

9+16 = x squared

25 = x squared

x = 5

So there you go, that's the Pythagorean theorem.

Let me know if this helped!

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