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'Pythagorean' is the 'adjective for 'Pythagoras'.
{ythagoras was a Classical Greek mathematician who gave us the equation
h^2 = a^(2) + b^(2) .
In words, 'The square of the hypotenuse(h) is equal to the sum of the other two sides squared'.
NB This only applies to 'right-angled' triangles (trigons).
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Coachhiya, well... the pythagorean triple comes from the mathmatician who sat in the sand on a beach drawing triangles with a stick,then one day it came to him that the smallest side of a triangle squared plus the middle length of the triangle squared = the longest side of a triangle squared ... he also made a general rule for this which is.. A squared + B squared = C squared eg. 3,4,5 its called pythagorean because the mans name was pythagoras.:) sorry about how long i answered its for people who are'nt sure what pythagorean is :)
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Converse of Pythagorean Theorem?
The Pythagorean Theorem allows the mathematician to determine the value of the hypotenuse. The converse of the Pythagorean Theorem manipulates the formula so that the mathematician can use the values to determine that if the triangle is a right triangle.
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The pythagorean principle is A squared + B squared = C squared. This is applyed when solving side lengths of triangles.
What is the form of the Pythagorean triple generator?
If p and q are integers, then a = p2 - q2 b = 2pq, and c = p2 + q2 form a Pythagorean triple. Furthermore, if p and q are co-prime then the triple is primitive Pythagorean.
What is the difference between the pythagorean theorem and the converse of the pythagorean theorem?
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