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Pythagorean Theorem

The document discusses the Pythagorean theorem and how it relates to right triangles. It provides examples of applying the theorem to find the length of the hypotenuse. It also includes a proof of the Pythagorean theorem using similar triangles in a circle.

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Pythagorean Theorem

The document discusses the Pythagorean theorem and how it relates to right triangles. It provides examples of applying the theorem to find the length of the hypotenuse. It also includes a proof of the Pythagorean theorem using similar triangles in a circle.

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According to the Pythagorean theorem, it says that in any right triangle the sum of the square of two

sides that are perpendicular to each other is equal to the square of the hypotenuse length.

The sides of this triangle have been named perpendicular edge, adjacent edge, and hypotenuse. Because
it is opposite to the angle 90°, the hypotenuse is the longest side.

Pythagorean proof:

Assume there is a circle with its center “O”, with radius “c”. It can be seen from this figure I sketched the
lines that creates the “OBD” right triangle in this circle. These are the properties of this circle:

|AO|=|OB|=|OC|= c, |OD|= a, |BD|= b, |DC|= c-a


We can set the new right triangle “ABC” by sketching the lines. Also, we formed two similar right
triangles and we put the angles which are beta and alpha.

ABC, ADB and BDC are 90-degree angles. Also, ABD, and BCO angles are alpha, and BAO and DBC are
betas.

ABD and BDC triangles are similar. Using triangle similarity,

b c−a
c+ a
= b
so b 2 = c 2-a 2 => a 2+b 2= c 2

Here there is an example of Pythagorean, “x” is the hypotenuse. What is the length of “x”?

x 2 = 52+122 = 25+144 = 169


X= 13

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