whats the Pythagorean Theorem ?

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whats the  Pythagorean Theorem ?

vocaloid · Answer

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good question! the pythagorean theorem states that a^2 + b^2 = c^2, where a and b are the legs of any right triangle and c is the hypotenuse

anonymous · Answer

so is than when soh cah toah comes into place or how ever it goes?

vocaloid · Answer

soh cah toah is a bit different, that has to do with the ratio of sides

let me illustrate

vocaloid · Answer

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vocaloid · Answer

sinA = opposite/hypotenuse = a/c
cosA = adjacent/hypotenuse = b/c
tanA = opposite/adjacent = a/b

anonymous · Answer

so if i have a question like this how would i go about doing it ? Which construction can you use to prove the Pythagorean Theorem based on similarity of triangles?

vocaloid · Answer

huh, I'm actually not quite sure about this one

@peachpi would you be able to help on this one?

anonymous · Answer

sorry it went out on this side umm there was a graph with it

anonymous · Answer

or a picture

anonymous · Answer

I'm not sure either. I think you can construct a line from the right angle perpendicular to the hypotenuse, but I don't know the name for it.
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