SOLUTION: what is the pythagorean theorem?

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Question 390850: what is the pythagorean theorem?
Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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It states that, for any right triangle with legs a and b and hypotenuse c that

a%5E2+%2B+b%5E2+=+c%5E2. This is an immediate result from the Law of Cosines. Here are some Wikipedia articles about the Pythagorean theorem and the Law of Cosines:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythagorean_theorem
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_cosines