A+B=C? I don't get the formula...

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Step-by-step explanation:

That is okay if you do not understand the formula. We all have troubles with math in one spot or in another. With the a²+b²=c², we would have to go really slowly. Just for you!

Let´s do an example. Say we have a triangle, and for this we need to know our square roots! Say we have this triangle, and it has both a 3 and a 4 on its sides. Now a triangle had 3 sides. 2 sides are smaller, and then it would have a larger side, which is called the hypotenuse! That is the side we would need to figure out, because the hypotenuse is the largest side of the triangle, and we only have the smaller sides(3 and 4).

So we need to work with the formula.

So let us plug the example into the formula.

There is no specific order to how we would be putting the sides in. 3 could be b or it could be a. Same goes for the 4. It really does not matter because you would be getting the same answer no matter what.

a²+b²=c²

3²+4²=c²  

3²=9

4²=16

We need to add the two of those numbers, both 9 and 16 and we get 25. That is c². But we need c, because the hypotenuse is only c. So we need to take the square root of 25. And we get 5!

I will show you the equation again with 3 and 4 reversed.

4²+3²=c²

4²=16

3²=9

Like what we did above, we would get 25. And then take the square root! Same answer, so it really doesn't matter!

If you still do not understand this topic, you can always ask someone else who does, or go on khan academy, or search for more topics like this on ! I hope this helped!