can someone please help me? i don't know what the blanks are.

Question

In any right triangle, the SUM of the ___ of the shorter sides(a and ) will equal the ___ of the longest side, c. In other words..... a^2+b^2=c^2

Answer 1

squares

Answer 2

(a and b)***

Answer 3

just read the definition of the Pythagorean Theorem.