p thereom

[emo_love<3 offline]

i honestly do not understand the pythagorean thereom. Help?

[admin]

for more info:
http://web2.0calc.com/formulary/math/trigonometry#pythagorean-theorem

[Human calculator offline]

You have to do a2 plus b2 is equal to c2

[donkey kong offline]

You can only use Pyhagorean Theorem when there is a right angle. You use it when a side lenght is unknown, but two other sides are known. If you are finding c, do the equation a^2+b^2=c^2. If you are finding b, do the equation b^2=c^2-a^2. If you are trying to find a, do the equation a^2=c^2-b^2. Hope this helped