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\n" ); document.write( "Pythagoras' Theorem claims that the sum of (the areas of) two small squares on the sides of a right triangle equals (the area of) the big one.
\n" ); document.write( "In algebraic terms, $\"a2+%2B+b2+=+c2\"$ where $\"c\"$ is the hypotenuse while $\"a\"$ and $\"b+\"$ are the legs of the triangle.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The statement of the Theorem was discovered on a Babylonian tablet circa 1900-1600 B.C. The Theorem is $\"reversible\"$ which means that a triangle whose sides satisfy $\"a2+%2B+b2+=+c2+\"$ is necessarily $\"right\"$ $\"+angled\"$ . $\"+Euclid+\"$ was the $\"+first\"$ to mention and $\"prove\"$ this fact.\r
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