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Pythagorean theorem

Proper noun

Meaning

(geometry) A mathematical theorem which states that the square of the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of those of the two other sides.
The Pythagorean theorem only applies to right triangles.

(functional analysis) A generalization of the Pythagorean theorem for Euclidean triangles to Hilbert spaces

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Examples

That is why one day I said my game will be like the Pythagorean Theorem - hard to figure out. A lot of people really don't know the Pythagorean Theory. They don't make them like me anymore. They don't want to make them like that anymore. Shaquille O'Neal

There is no answer to the Pythagorean theorem. Well, there is an answer, but by the time you figure it out, I got 40 points, 10 rebounds and then we're planning for the parade. Shaquille O'Neal

Note that the proof of the Pythagorean theorem in synthetic geometry is considerably more elaborate because of the paucity of underlying structure. Source: Internet

Distance and angle main The distance formula on the plane follows from the Pythagorean theorem. Source: Internet

For example, Euclid provides an elaborate proof of the Pythagorean theorem (Elements I.47), by using addition of areas and only much later (Elements VI.31) a simpler proof from similar triangles, which relies on ratios of line segments. Source: Internet

For The Pythagorean theorem has at least 370 known proofs citation Originally published in 1940 and reprinted in 1968 by National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Source: Internet

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