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Pythagorus did hints the name "Pythagoream Theorem."
If two sides are given and you need to know the length of the third side use the Pythagrean Theorem formula. Then you find the square root. c² = a² + b²* * * * *That is useful only if the triangle is a right angled triangle. Most are not. The correct answer depends on what information you do have.
The Pythagorean theorem gets its name from the ancient Greek mathematician Pythagoras. He was one of the first to offer proof of the theorem.
The theorem emulates the action of a hinge. As the angle of the hinge is increased the distance between the free edges increases.
Pythagoras. He has the Pythagorean Theorem named after him.