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Pythagorean Identities

The Pythagorean identity on a unit circle

The Pythagorean identity on a unit circle

For a triangle drawn inside a unit circle, the length of the hypotenuse is equal to the radius of the circle. The triangle sides have lengths $x$ and $y$.

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