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Pythagorean Theorem

Relates the sides of a right triangle: the square of the hypotenuse.

by AOLeng Learning · /s/aaf

a^2 + b^2 = c^2
\\[10px]
\begin{aligned}
  c &= \sqrt{a^2 + b^2}
  \\[10px]
  &= \sqrt{3^2 + 4^2}
  \\[10px]
  &= \sqrt{25}
  \\[10px]
  &= \boxed{5}
\end{aligned}
a2+b2=c2c=a2+b2=32+42=25=5a^2 + b^2 = c^2\\[10px] \begin{aligned} c &= \sqrt{a^2 + b^2}\\[10px] &= \sqrt{3^2 + 4^2}\\[10px] &= \sqrt{25}\\[10px] &= \boxed{5} \end{aligned}