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Pythagorean Theorem

Author: Rachel Carlson
This video explains the formula for the Pythagorean Theorem for right triangles. Then the Pythagorean Theorem is used to find the length of a leg of a right triangle, given the lengths of the other leg and the hypotenuse.

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