Given that the legs of a right triangle measure a and b and the hypotenuse of the triangle measures c, what does the Pythagorean Theorem state about the sides of this triangle? a2 + c2 = b2 a2 − b2 = c2 2a + 2b = 2c a2 + b2 = c2
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The Pythagorean Theorem is a^2+b^2 = c^2 which can be written as [tex]a^2 + b^2 = c^2[/tex]
The longest side (c) is always on its own side. This says "the squares of 'a' and 'b' add up to the square of 'c' "