In a right triangle, is the square of the hypotenuse the sum of the square of the other two sides?

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sankarankalyanam
Apr 10, 2018

As below.

Explanation:

Yes.

Pythagoras' theorem, is a fundamental relation in Euclidean geometry among the three sides of a right triangle.

It states that the square of the hypotenuse (the side opposite the right angle) is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides.

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As given in the figure above,

color(brown)(c^2 = a ^2 + b^2, " where c is the hypotenuse and a & b are the other two sides"

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