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What information must you know about a triangle in order to use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the length of a missing side?

In order to use the Pythagorean Theorem, you must know the length or lengths of
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of the triangle and know that the measure of one of the angles is
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.

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User Veneta
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Answer: your obviously going to need to use the method a2+b2=c2

Try to calculate the radius if not given to you.

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In order to use the Pythagorean Theorem, you must know the lengths of at least 2 sides (any 2 sides, but it has to be 2.) of the triangle and know that the measure of one of the angles is 90 degrees.

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