# Using Pythagorean theorem

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-pythagorean-theorem/802635>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 25, 2017, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-pythagorean-theorem/802635 "2017-11-25T00:25:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2017, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-pythagorean-theorem/802635/21 "2017-11-28T15:53:29Z")

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> [@Colophon](#):
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> Has the site been updated? I don’t see any errors.

Yes, it has. The superfluous superscripts in Step 3 Solve for the unknown have been removed.

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**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2017, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-pythagorean-theorem/802635/22 "2017-11-28T17:29:09Z")

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Someone read this thread and corrected the page.

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