Explanation:
The Pythagorean Theorem says that for right triangle, if you square the longest side (c) also called the hypotenuse, this will equal the sume of the squares of the other two sides (a and b). Mathematically:
[tex]c^2=a^2+b^2[/tex]
For instance, if you have two sides measuring:
[tex]a=4 \\ \\ b=3[/tex]
Then the longest side can be calculated as:
[tex]c=\sqrt{4^2+3^2} \\ \\ c=\sqrt{25} \\ \\ c=5[/tex]
