The Right Triangle Relationship

Pythagoras notes a relationship and subsequent recipe that applies to all right triangles. He writes, “In a right-angled triangle a square built upon the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares built upon the other two sides.”

Pythagoras notes a relationship and subsequent recipe that applies to all right triangles. He writes, “In a right-angled triangle a square built upon the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares built upon the other two sides.”