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OpenStudy (anonymous):

what is Pythagorean Theorem?

OpenStudy (potatoes.ramu):

It's the theorem that helps you find the hypotenuse of a right angles triangle.

OpenStudy (potatoes.ramu):

The length of the hypotenuse rather :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

a^2 +b^2= c^2|dw:1389709418461:dw|

OpenStudy (potatoes.ramu):

|dw:1389709436208:dw|

OpenStudy (potatoes.ramu):

Where c is the length of the hypotenuse :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

The pythagorean thereom is an equation you can solve to find the missing leg length of a triangle. Here is the equation: \[a^{2} + b^{2} = c^{2}\] |dw:1389709499222:dw|

OpenStudy (anonymous):

keep in mind the Pythagorean theorem only applies to right triangles.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

For an isosceles triangle, if a, b, and c are the sides of the triangle with c being the hypotenuse

OpenStudy (anonymous):

For an acute triangle, if a, b, and c are the sides of the triangle with c being the hypotenuse,

OpenStudy (anonymous):

For an obtuse triangle, if a, b, and c are the sides of the triangle with c being the hypotenuse,

OpenStudy (anonymous):

For a right triangle, if a, b, and c are the sides of the triangle with c being the hypotenuse

OpenStudy (anonymous):

For a right triangle, if a, b, and c are the sides of the triangle with c being the hypotenuse

OpenStudy (anonymous):

There you can write a^2+b^2=c^2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

The above is called the Pythagoras theorem. And an interesting fact about this theorem that the Babylonians knew the proof/existence of this a lot earlier than Greek mathematician: Pythagoras.

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