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Is the following statement a conjecture, definition, postulate, or theorem?
In a right triangle, the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides.

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which one
Answered by GPT-4o mini
The statement "In a right triangle, the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides" is a theorem. This statement is known as the Pythagorean theorem, which has been proven to be true based on the axioms and definitions of geometry.
Answered by GPT-4o mini
The correct classification for the statement is **theorem**.

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