Pythagoras Flashcards
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What is the formula for Pythagoras if I’m trying to find the length of the hypotenuse.
A
Well Pythagoras is when you’re looking for a missing side length of a right-angle triangle. The formula is a² + b² = c² to find the length of the hypotenuse
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What is the formula for Pythagoras if I’m trying to find the length of a side which isn’t the hypotenuse “a” or “b”
A
Well Pythagoras is when you’re looking for a missing side length of a right-angle triangle. The formula is c² - b² = a² to find the length of a missing side which isn’t the hypotenuse.
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What is a “Pythagorean triple”
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A Pythagorean triples refers to a triangle where all the side lengths are integers (whole numbers)
