Look at the right triangle and the
squares on the sides of the triangle. The short leg is labled a, the longer
leg is labled b, and the hypotenuse is labled c.
What is the area of the square on a?
What is the area of the square on b?
What is the area of the square on c?
What is the relationship of those
areas?
The Pythagorean Theorem is written
as a2 + b2 = c2