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The Pythagorean Theorem describes the lengths of the sides of a right triangle in a way that is so elegant and practical that the theorem is still widely used today. The theorem states that for any right triangle, the sum of the squares of the non-hypotenuse sides is equal to the square of the [[Wikipedia:Hypotenuse|hypotenuse]]. In other words, for a right triangle with perpendicular sides of length a and b and hypotenuse of length c, ''' a<sup>2</sup> + b<sup>2</sup> = c<sup>2</sup>.''' The [[Prove the Pythagorean Theorem|Pythagorean Theorem]] is one of the fundamental pillars of basic geometry, having countless practical applications - using the theorem, for instance, it's easy to find the distance between two points on a coordinate plane. | The Pythagorean Theorem describes the lengths of the sides of a right triangle in a way that is so elegant and practical that the theorem is still widely used today. The theorem states that for any right triangle, the sum of the squares of the non-hypotenuse sides is equal to the square of the [[Wikipedia:Hypotenuse|hypotenuse]]. In other words, for a right triangle with perpendicular sides of length a and b and hypotenuse of length c, ''' a<sup>2</sup> + b<sup>2</sup> = c<sup>2</sup>.''' The [[Prove the Pythagorean Theorem|Pythagorean Theorem]] is one of the fundamental pillars of basic geometry, having countless practical applications - using the theorem, for instance, it's easy to find the distance between two points on a coordinate plane. | ||
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