The Pythagorean Theorem and The Distance Formula

How to solve it

The Pythagorean Theorem is a mathematical equation between the sides of a right triangle.

The Pythagorean Theorem can be written as one simple equation

                             c²=a²+b²             remember                      

                                                              c is the hypotenuse

                                                              a and b are the other sides

    use algebra to find the missing values

 first take the equation and place the numbers you know in place of the variables                      

                           lets say a=5 and b=3 plug it in and you get c2=52+32

square all numbers                         c²=5²+3²

                                                        c=25+9

add or subtract 

                                                         c=34

then you take the square root of the number and that's your hypotenuse 

                                                     √ 34 = 5.8