Carol H. answered 05/03/19
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The Pythagorean Theorem is used in right triangles. It is a2 + b2 = c2. "a" and "b" represent the lengths of the sides, while "c" represents the length of the hypotenuse. So, you can use the theorem to find missing lengths in any right triangle.