Question

How exactly does Pythagorean theorem work??

Answer 1

Pythagorean Theorem is used when you have to find a side length of right triangle. Leg 1 and Leg 2 could be labeled as A and B, doesn't matter which one is which. But C is always the hypotenuse which is the biggest side in the whole triangle. And to find the hypotenuse of the it is always the side length opposite to the right angle in the triangle. So the formula goes like;

A² + B² = C²

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

Given the sides of a triangle, the Pythagorean Theorem (its converse, really) lets us distinguish the right triangles from the other triangles. The right triangles are the ones where , where is the length of the longest sides and and are the other two. So the Pythagorean Theorem works for any triangle.

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