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Does the Pythagorean Theorem work for any type of triangle?
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yes, but we have to modifiy it for non right triangles
actually, the modified works for any triangle :) c^2 = a^2 + b^2 -2ab cosC
a and b are any sides, and C is the angle between them
true technically speaking "Pythagorean theorem" only works for right triangles
we call the modified version "the law of cosines" :)
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