The Pythagorean Theorem states that sum of the squares of the lengths of the two sides of a right triangle

(sides a and b) will equal the square of the length of the hypotenuse (c). Pythagorean triples are three integers that satisfy the condition of a + b = c (3, 4, and 5 satisfy this equation). The name of Pythagoras was selected for this theorem not because he discovered it -- the Pythagorean Theorem or Pythagorean triples had been in use for centuries. -- But perhaps because Pythagoras was the first to prove the theorem. The Pythagorean Theorem and Pythagorean Triples are related.

Pythagorean Theorem

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Pythagorean Theorem - Hypotenuse Known