document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=490486>Question 490486</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Explain how the Pythagorean Theorem is a special case of the Law of Cosines. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #334108 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=334108\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The law of cosines says that\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE c^2 = a^2 + b^2 - 2ab \cos \theta\">\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "where theta is the angle opposite c. Replace theta with 90 degrees, and you have the Pythagorean theorem (cos 90 = 0). </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );