How is the Pythagorean theorem used to determine whether a triangle is a right triangle?


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Pythagorean Theorem The Pythagorean theorem can be written as an equation relating the lengths of the sides a, b and c, often called the Pythagorean equation: a^2 + b^2 = c^2 , where c represents the length of the hypotenuse, and a and b represent the lengths of the other two sides. ChaCha on!

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