Challenge Problem. The Pythagorean Theorem states that if a and b are the lengths of the legs of a right triangle and c is the length of the hypotenuse, then a? + b? = c?. Prove (in paragraph form) using the Pythagorean Theorem that if m is a real number, and m, m + 2, and m + 4 are the lengths of three sides of a right triangle, then m = 6. %3!

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The Pythagorean Theorem states that if a and b are the lengths of the legs of a right triangle and c is the length of the hypotenuse, then a2 + b2 = c2. Prove (in paragraph form) using the Pythagorean Theorem that if m is a real number, and m, m + 2, and m + 4 are the lengths of three sides of a right triangle, then m = 6. 

Challenge Problem. The Pythagorean Theorem states that if a and b are the lengths of
the legs of a right triangle and c is the length of the hypotenuse, then a? + b? = c?. Prove
(in paragraph form) using the Pythagorean Theorem that if m is a real number, and m, m
+ 2, and m + 4 are the lengths of three sides of a right triangle, then m = 6.
Transcribed Image Text:Challenge Problem. The Pythagorean Theorem states that if a and b are the lengths of the legs of a right triangle and c is the length of the hypotenuse, then a? + b? = c?. Prove (in paragraph form) using the Pythagorean Theorem that if m is a real number, and m, m + 2, and m + 4 are the lengths of three sides of a right triangle, then m = 6.
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