Question

What is the point of a pythagorean theorem?

Answer 1

The Pythagorean Theorem describes an important geometric relationship between the three sides of a right triangle.

First of all, to understand the Pythagorean Theorem, you need to know about angles and triangles, and you also need to know about exponents and square roots. These things will help you understand how it works and how to solve for a missing side.

The Pythagorean Theorem

For a right triangle

with legs a and b and the hypotenuse c

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

The Pythagorean Theorem does not apply to all triangles.