MathematicsMiddle School

Pythagorean theorem

Side relations in right triangles

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Core concepts

Theorems & laws

Pythagorean theorem

a2+b2=c2a^2 + b^2 = c^2

Diagrams

b = 4a = 3c = 5
The 3-4-5 right triangle

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