Pythagorean Theorum???

Question

ok what the hey is the Pythagorean Theorum? My teacher won't explain it to me and i'm failing my first sixweeks as a sophmore in highschool because of it so far. me needs some splainin plzz. lol

Answer 1

AWW!!  So cute!  ^_^

  It's the formula used to find the lengths of one or more missing sides of a right triangle.  A squared+ B squared= C squared.

   A and B are the legs. C is the hypotenuse (I do believe.).

The pythagorean theorum is so EASY. You'll get the hang of it in no time. And once you learn it, you'll love it.

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Answer 2

This is a simple & you must remember it, since you'll be using it all the the time to solve problems in geometry. First, it is based on a triangle but more importantly, it's based on one, specific type of triangle. That is, it's based on all right triangles. If you don't know what that means--it means that a triangle must be a "right triangle" or one with a 90 degree angle. It doesn't matter what degrees the other two angles are, except that they will add up to 90 degrees. Remember, all triangles add up to be 180 degrees.

This theory states that you can always find the distance of of all sides of a right triangle by know where the right angle is & what the distance of at least two sides are. The theory states A^2 + B^2 = C^2. This means that A squared plus B squared equals C squared. Remember, the important thing to remember here is "what is the Hypotenuse."

This is the line opposite the 90 degree angle. It is labeled "C."  The other two sides are "A" & "B." In any problem, you'll be given the distance of two sides & you just have to find the distance of the third {unknown side}. One inportant thing to remember is that this theory states that the distances must be squared before they are added together. So, after you've gotten this far; you must take the square root before you get the final answer.

Answer 3

The Pythagorean Theorem is an equation that refers to the relations of the lengths of the sides of a right triangle. It is a^2 + b^2 = c^2, where a and b are the lengths of the legs of the right triangle (the sides that make up the right angle) and c is the hypotenuse (the longest side of the triangle and opposite the right angle). Given any two side lengths of a right triangle, you can solve for the remaining side length. The Pythagorean Theorem is also used in different forms, such as the Distance Formula, but that's another topic for another day. :)

Answer 4

you dumbo, why didnt you just ask me?! geez i could like tutor you, or better yet...go and ask her!!! she comes in really early

take my advice poo face lol

Answer 5

im going to sound like a nerd .

its like very easy =)

This is the Pythagorean theorem: a^2 + b^2 = c^2 (the two shortest sides of a right triangle, each squared, then added together, equals the length of the longest side squared). A right triangle is any triangle that contains exactly one 90-degree angle.

For instance, a triangle with sides (that touch the 90-degree angle) of length 3 and 4, and hypotenuse 5:

3^2 + 4^2 = 5^2

9 + 16 = 25

25 = 25

hope this helps you in any way ! =]

Answer 6

it is a squared + b squared=c squared ok for example there is a right triangle and the height is 4 and the length is 3 and you r lookin 4 the length of the diagnal line then you take the height(a) times itself( = 16) and then the length along the bottom(b) and you multiply it by itself(= 9) then you add 9+16=25 then you find the square root of 25 (5) and thts your answer!

Answer 7

It is a^2 + b^2 = c^2 and it is the formula you use to find the measurement of the sides of a right triangle.

Does that help?