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The Pythagorean theorem finds a right triangle’s hypotenuse

The squared side lengths of a right triangle satisfy a fixed relationship.

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Output
A hypotenuse length of 5 units
Input
A right triangle with perpendicular sides of 3 and 4 units
Relationship

What connects the input and output?

Add the squared leg lengths to get 3² + 4² = 25, then take the positive square root because a length cannot be negative.

Sources

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  1. mathworld.wolfram.com: The Pythagorean theorem finds a right triangle’s hypotenusemathworld.wolfram.com

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