HypotenuseCalculator This Java project calculates the hypotenuse of a right triangle using the Pythagorean theorem. The project demonstrates how to handle user input, perform square root and power ...

That's the Pythagorean theorem, which shows that in a right triangle, where the shorter legs are a and b, the sum of their squares is equal to the square of the longest leg, the hypotenuse, c.

Two high school seniors have presented their proof of the Pythagorean theorem using trigonometry — which mathematicians thought to be impossible — at an American Mathematical Society meeting.