Pythagorean Theorem and Distance Formula Forums Main Page › Forums Main Page › Geometry › Pythagorean Theorem and Distance Formula This topic has 1 reply, 2 voices, and was last updated 11 years, 11 months ago by Anonymous. Viewing 1 reply thread Author Posts August 20, 2012 at 1:53 pm #116 AnonymousInactive What are some creative ways of teaching/explaining this? October 3, 2012 at 2:33 pm #500 AnonymousInactive The Pythagorean’s came up with this rule for Pythagorean triples, good for any odd number greater than 1. (m2-1)/2, m, (m2+1)/2 Ex: plug in 5 for m and you get a 3, 4, 5 right triangle. Author Posts Viewing 1 reply thread You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In