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Pythagorean theorem definition

Pythagorean theorem

Geom. the theorem that in a right triangle the hypotenuse squared is equal to the sum of the squares of the other sides (i.e., c=a+b)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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A mathematical rule describing how the sides of a right triangle are related. The sum of the square of both sides equals the square of the hypotenuse.

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