Talk:Pythagorean theorem

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 Definition In a right triangle, the squared length of the side opposite the right angle is equal to the sum of the squared lengths of the two other sides. [d] [e]
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Wikipedia's article on this topic is so good that I'm tempted to copy it over to here. Thoughts? Michael Hardy 22:20, 15 May 2007 (CDT)

Too many proofs on that page. I got tired of reading and never made it to the uses, etc. I would suggest you limit our article to a few of the more famous proofs and see about making the history section a little less dry.--Joe Quick (Talk) 22:48, 15 May 2007 (CDT)