Elementary algebra sign). One of the most well-known equations describes Pythagoras' law relating the length of the sides of a right angle triangle: This equation states that formula_44, representing the square of the length of the side that is the hypotenuse (the side opposite the right angle), is equal to the sum (addition) of the squares of the other two sides whose lengths are represented by formula_45 and formula_46. An equation is the claim that two expressions have the same value and are equal. Some equations are true for all values of the involved variables (such as formula_47); such equations are called
Apollonius's theorem and be θ and θ′ where θ includes and θ′ includes . Then θ′ is the supplement of θ and cos θ′ = −cos θ. The law of cosines for θ and θ′ states Add these equations to obtain as required. Apollonius's theorem In geometry, Apollonius's theorem is a theorem relating the length of a median of a triangle to the lengths of its side. It states that "the sum of the squares of any two sides of any triangle equals twice the square on half the third side, together with twice the square on the median bisecting the third