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The simplest example of the Pythagorean Theorem is a right angled triangle with legs of lengths 3 and 4. The theorem says that the hypotenuse (c) is found with the formula c2 = a2 + b2. (a and b are the lengths of the other two sides)

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c2 = 32+42 = 9+16 = 25. If c2 =25, then c=5.

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This is called a "3-4-5" triangle, and was supposedly used in ancient Egypt to remark field boundaries after they had been floode by the Nile River, and covered in mud.

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