SOLUTION: How do you show work for Pythagorean Theorem?

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Question 890081: How do you show work for Pythagorean Theorem?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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Draw the right triangle figure and label the sides with either numbers, variables, or expressions. Form the equation based on how you label your figure.

If your hypotenuse is h, and each of the other two legs is u and v, then you would form u%5E2%2Bv%5E2=h%5E2. You would then perform arithmetic steps which will depend on which of those variables you are trying to solve.