Relating a Polynomial Identity to Pythagorean Triples
In this activity you'll relate polynomial identities with Pythagorean triples. Answer the following questions
based on this triangle with side lengths x^2 – 1, 2x, and x^2 + 1.

Relating a Polynomial Identity to Pythagorean Triples In this activity youll relate polynomial identities with Pythagorean triples Answer the following question class=

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Step-by-step explanation:

Hello, please consider the following.

For x > 1, we can apply Pythagoras theorem as below.

[tex]\text{Let's estimate this sum of two squares.} \\\\(2x)^2+(x^2-1)^2=4x^2+x^4-2x^2+1=x^4+2x^2+1\\\\\text{Let's estimate this square, now.} \\\\(x^2+1)^2=x^4+2x^2+1\\\\\text{The two expressions are equal, meaning.} \\\\(2x)^2+(x^2-1)^2=(x^2+1)^2\\\\\text{Using Pythagoras' theorem, we can say that this is a right triangle.}[/tex]

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