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The Pythagorean theorem is used to find the length of a certain side in a right triangle. If you know the length of two sides of a right triangle, you can use the Pythagorean theorem, a2+ b2 = c2, to find the length of the other side. In the formula, c is the hypotenuse, which the longest side of the triangle.
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What set of numbers is a pythagorean triangle?
Pythagorean triplets
How many Pythagorean triples are there?
Since there are an infinite amount of whole numbers to make Pythagorean triples, there would be an infinite amount of Pythagorean triples to make.
Is 345 a Pythagorean triple?
If you mean 3, 4 and 5 then yes it is a Pythagorean triple
What is pythagoreas triplet?
the sides of a triangle on which the Pythagorean theorem can be applied is called Pythagorean triplet
What is the standard form of the pythagorean theorem?
the standard form of the Pythagorean Theorem is :a2 + b2 = c2
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