Why can the Pythagorean Theorem only be used with Right Triangles?
1 Answer
Apr 25, 2018
It's not really true. The Pythagorean Theorem (its converse, really) can be used on any triangle to tell us whether or not it is a right triangle.
Explanation:
For example, let's check the triangle with sides 2,3,4:
But of course
The Pythagorean Theorem is a special case of the Law Of Cosines for