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   ocr: PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM N. A RIGHI-ANGLED triangle, the side the sum of the squares of the other Lopposite the right angle is called the two sides of the triangle. For the hypotenuse. Wecan find the length of triangle shown in the example, this the hypotenuse using the Pythagorean translates into the following equation: theorem. Pythagoras stated that the square of the hypotenuse is equal to C=A+B Pythagoras This eminent matbematician was born in Greece in about 580 BC. KD How LONG IS SIDE C?