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Pythagorean theorem

LC control no.sh 85109374
LC classificationQA460.P8
Topical headingPythagorean theorem
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Variant(s)Pythagoras' theorem
Pythagorean proposition
Theorem, Pythagorean
See alsoGeometry, Plane
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Found inMcGraw-Hill dict. sci. tech. (Pythagoream theorem: This theorem states that in any right triangle the square on the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares on the other two sides. More than 100 different proofs have been given for this extremely important theorem of euclidean plane geometry, which is named for the Greek philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras (6th cent. B.C.))
World Book (Pythagoras' theorem)
Web. 3 (Pythagorean theorem)