What's the pythagorean theorem?

What is the Pythagorean Theorem?

a squared + b squared = c squared I think ha

yup thats it exactly.

The theorem is as follows:

In any right triangle, the area of the square whose side is the hypotenuse (the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle) is equal to the sum of areas of the squares whose sides are the two legs (I.e. the two sides other than the hypotenuse).

The interesting thing is proofs of the Pythagorean theorem. Some are very clever.

In any right triangle, the area of the square whose side is the hypotenuse (the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle) is equal to the sum of areas of the squares whose sides are the two legs (I.e. the two sides other than the hypotenuse).
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