Pythagorean theorem, which states that the square of the hypotenuse of a right triangle equals the sum of the squares of the other two sides. Plane and Solid Geometry - Page 1by George Albert Wentworth, David Eugene Smith - 1913 - 470 pagesFull view - About this book
| Robert Andrew Bell, Research and Education Association - Study Aids - 1999 - 458 pages
...using the Pythagorean Theorem. You remember that the Pythagorean Theorem states that the square of the hypotenuse of a right triangle equals the sum of the squares of its sides (a2 + b2 = c2). To use this theorem in this problem, we need to set up the following equation:... | |
| Fred Szabo - Computers - 2000 - 682 pages
...orthogonality is probably the Pythagorean theorem which tells us that the square on the longest side of a right triangle equals the sum of the squares on the other two sides of the triangle. The inner product version of this theorem relates the norms of two... | |
| Robin Sampson - Education - 2009 - 316 pages
...has been copyrighted and published commercially. Pythagorean theorem. The theorem that the square of the hypotenuse of a right triangle equals the sum of the squares of the other two sides. rating scales . Subjective assessments made on predetermined criteria in the... | |
| John Phillips - Religion - 2002 - 324 pages
...Suppose someone were to change the Pythagorean theorem, which states that the square of the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle equals the sum of the squares of the lengths of the other two sides. This geometric proposition has its practical side. Carpenters... | |
| Sally H. Spetz, Staff of Research Education Association - Education - 2002 - 238 pages
...number of sides as angles. Pythagorean Theorem The rule that states that the square of the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle equals the sum of the squares of the lengths of the two legs of that triangle. Quadrilateral A polygon with four sides. Radii Plural... | |
| Charles Barry Townsend - Games & Activities - 2002 - 708 pages
...calculated from the measurements of two right triangles using the Pythagorean theorem (the square of the hypotenuse of a right triangle equals the sum of the squares of the other two sides). Let's start with the small triangle at point B on the paper (see figure 1).... | |
| William Barclay - Bible - 1960 - 436 pages
...is purely intellectual. For instance, I believe that the square on the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle equals the sum of the squares on the other two sides; and, if I had to, I could prove it - but it makes no difference to my life and living. I accept it, but... | |
| James Trefil - Reference - 2003 - 476 pages
...You probably remember the Pythagorean theorem from school — the one which says that the square of the hypotenuse of a right triangle equals the sum of the squares of the other two sides. You may even remember the 5-4-3 triangle, the one in which the two short sides... | |
| J. B. Schneewind - History - 2003 - 696 pages
...Pythagoras is traditionally said to have offered a hecatomb in thanks for his discovery that the square of the hypotenuse of a right triangle equals the sum of the squares of the two sides. 7. The just or decent and the beautiful or lovely. Price claimed that the Romans... | |
| Vincent E. Bacote, Laura Miguelez Quay, Dennis L. Okholm - Religion - 2004 - 260 pages
...presence than the knowledge of a geometric theorem. If I say to myself, The square of the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle equals the sum of the squares of the lengths of the other two sides, then that seems to be pretty well present to my mind. Or, if... | |
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