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Derivation of Basic Pythagorean Identity (AutoRecovered)
Derivation of Basic Pythagorean Identity (AutoRecovered)
a + b =c
a c a2 b 2 c2
+ =
b2 b 2 b 2
2 2
a b
2
+ 2 =1
b b
b
b2 adjacent 2
2
= =co t Θ
a opposite
2
c hypotenuse 2
= =cs c Θ
a
2
opposite
co t 2 Θ−cs c2 Θ=−1