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Which statement about the Proof of the Pythagorean Theorem is true?

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To make a right triangle in the center, the area of the smaller two squares must add to equal the area of the largest square.
To make a right triangle in the center, the area of the smaller two squares must add to equal the area of the largest square.

The sides of the squares are equal to the square of the areas.
The sides of the squares are equal to the square of the areas.

The area of the three squares that create a right triangle are always multiples of 3, 4, and 5.
The area of the three squares that create a right triangle are always multiples of 3, 4, and 5.

The sides of the right triangle in the center must have the relationship that the smaller two legs add to equal the longest side.
The sides of the right triangle in the center must have the relationship that the smaller two legs add to equal the longest side.

Any three squares can be put togeth…

Answer 1

er to form a right triangle as long as one square is 4 times the size of the other two squares.

The Pythagorean Theorem states that in a right triangle, the square of the length of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides.

Answer 2

What's the answer

Answer 3

The correct answer is: To make a right triangle in the center, the area of the smaller two squares must add to equal the area of the largest square.