Question

Help! I'm completely stuck on this and I would greatly appreciate some help!
Prove the Converse of the Pythagorean Theorem. The Converse of the Pythagorean Theorem states that when the sum of the squares of the lengths of the legs of the triangle equals the squared length of the hypotenuse, the triangle is a right triangle. Be sure to create and name the appropriate geometric figures. This figure does not need to be submitted.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

So we have
and we are given a^2+b^2=c^2


What we want to show is that we actually have this picture:



So basically if we can show angle C is 90 degrees then we are done.