Question

Ensley used this figure in her proof of the Pythagorean theorem. In her proof. Ensley wrote the formula Va+b = c? Which of the following explains why her formula is incorrect? The sum of the square of a and the square of b should be equal to the square root of c. The square root of the sum of a and b should be equal to the square root of c: The sum of the square of a and the square of b should be equal to the square of c. The sum of the square root of a and the square root of b should be equal to the square of c.

Answer 1

c)

the sum of the square of a and the square of b should be equal to square of c

Explanation

the Pythagorean theorem states that the sum of the squares on the legs of a right triangle is equal to the square on the hypotenuse

$x^2+y^2=z^2$

therefore Ensley is wrong because she has

so

$a^2+b^2=c^2$

so, the answer is

the sum of the square of a and the square of b should be equal to square of c

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