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The pythagorean theorem is a2+b2=c2. To use it to find out the length of a given side of a triangle, you plug the other two sides into it. For example, if you have a triangle that has two feet (a and b in the pythag. theorem) of 8 cm and 12 cm, and the hypotenuse was x, you would plug them into the equation: 82+122=x2 and then you would solve.

64+144=x2

208=x2

4√13=x

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