The Pythagorean theorem, sometimes known as Pythagoras' theorem, is a fundamental relationship

between a right triangle's three sides in Euclidean geometry. According to this rule, the areas of the
squares on the other two sides add up to the area of the square whose side is the hypotenuse, or the
side across from the right angle. This theorem can be expressed as the Pythagorean equation, which is
an equation connecting the lengths of the legs a, b, and the hypotenuse c.

Pythagoras, a Greek philosopher who was born around 570 BC, is remembered by the theorem's name.
The theorem has likely been proved the most times of any mathematical theorem using a variety of
techniques. The proofs are numerous, some of which go back thousands of years, and include both
geometric and algebraic proofs.

There are several ways to generalize the theorem, including to higher-dimensional spaces, non-
Euclidean spaces, objects other than right triangles, and even things that are not triangles at all but n-
dimensional solids. The Pythagorean theorem has gained popularity outside of mathematics as a
representation of mathematical complexity, mystique, or intellectual strength; there are numerous
references to it in popular works of fiction, plays, musicals, songs, stamps, and cartoons.

The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. (2005, March 10). Pythagorean theorem. Britannica. Retrieved
May 26, 2020, from https://www.britannica.com/science/Pythagorean-theorem.