Definition: A relation of the three sides of a right triangle. It says that the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the square of the other two measures of the triangle
The parts of the right triangle are shown in the image below. The two lines that meet to form the right angle are the legs. The longer line that attaches to them is the hypotenuse. Pythagoras concluded that if you take a leg's length, power it by 2, then add that to the other leg's length powered by 2, you will get the hypotenuse powered by 2.
The parts of the right triangle are shown in the image below. The two lines that meet to form the right angle are the legs. The longer line that attaches to them is the hypotenuse. Pythagoras concluded that if you take a leg's length, power it by 2, then add that to the other leg's length powered by 2, you will get the hypotenuse powered by 2.