It is useful to think of Pythagoras’ theorem as \(a\)² + \(b\)² = \(c\)². The hypotenuse is labelled as \(c\) and the other two sides labelled as \(a\) and \(b\). This makes the areas of the ...

For over 2,000 years, Pythagoras’ theorem has stood as one of the cornerstones of mathematics ... two shorter sides equals ...

Here's the deal; there was this Greek guy named Pythagoras ... triangle (where one angle equals 90°), the sum of the squares of two sides equals the square of the hypotenuse (the longest side).

PRESENTER:Pythagoras' theorem ... placed one metre away from the wall. PRESENTER:'So what height will the ladder reach? Well if we are calculating the length of any side apart from the hypotenuse ...