For any right triangle, the area of the square built on the hypotenuse equals the sum of the areas of the squares on the two legs. Set the leg lengths with the sliders and watch the three squares update. The equation shows a² + b² = c² with live values.
| Common Pythagorean triples | ||
|---|---|---|
| a | b | c |
| 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | 12 | 13 |
| 6 | 8 | 10 |
| 7 | 24 | 25 |
| 8 | 15 | 17 |
| 9 | 12 | 15 |
| 9 | 40 | 41 |