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
Geometric mean theorem to complete it, the other a rectangle of area "pq". Since both arrangements yield the same triangle, the areas of the square and the rectangle must be identical. The square of the altitude can be transformed into an rectangle of equal area with sides "p" and "q" with the help of three shear mappings (shear mappings preserve the area): Geometric mean theorem The right triangle altitude theorem or geometric mean theorem is a result in elementary geometry that describes a relation between the lengths of the altitude on the hypotenuse in a right triangle and the two line segments it