Pythagorean Theorem and Distance Formula

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      Anonymous
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      What are some creative ways of teaching/explaining this?

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      Anonymous
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      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.

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