Pythagorean Theorem

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What is the Pythagorean Theorem?

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What are the legs of a right triangle?

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The legs of a right triangle are the two sides that form the right angle. They are usually referred to as sides a and b in the Pythagorean Theorem.

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What is the hypotenuse in a right triangle?

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The hypotenuse is the longest side of a right triangle, opposite the right angle. It is denoted as side c in the Pythagorean Theorem.

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How do you find the length of the hypotenuse using the Pythagorean Theorem?

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What is the square root of a number?

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If a = 3 and b = 4, what is c?

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What is the distance formula derived from the Pythagorean Theorem?

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What is the opposite of squaring a number?

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The opposite of squaring a number is taking the square root of that number.

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What is the relationship between the sides of a 30-60-90 triangle?

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What is the relationship between the sides of a 45-45-90 triangle?

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