Pythagorean theorem Pythagorean theorem In mathematics, the Pythagorean theorem, also known as Pythagoras' theorem, is a fundamental relation in Euclidean geometry among the three sides of a right triangle. It states that the square of the hypotenuse (the side opposite the right angle) is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides. The theorem can be written as an equation relating the lengths of the sides "a", "b" and "c", often called the "Pythagorean equation": where "c" represents the length of the hypotenuse and "a" and "b" the lengths of the triangle's other two sides. Although it is
Group of rational points on the unit circle to the two most famous Pythagorean right triangles: 3,4,5 and 5,12,13) are elements of "G", and their group product is (−33/65 + i56/65), which corresponds to a 33,56,65 Pythagorean right triangle. The sum of the squares of the numerators 33 and 56 is 1089 + 3136 = 4225, which is the square of the denominator 65. The set of all 2×2 rotation matrices with rational entries coincides with G.This follows from the fact that the circle group formula_2 is isomorphic to formula_3, and the fact that their rational points coincide. The structure of "G" is an infinite sum of cyclic