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According to the Pythagorean theorem:
a + b = c = 3 + 4 = 5 = 9 + 16 = 25
The area of the two smaller squares is (3 × 3 = 9 cm ) and
(4 × 4 = 16 cm ).
The area of the larger square is equal to (5 × 5 = 25 cm ).
If you add the two smaller areas together, you get the area
of the square of the hypotenuse (9 + 16 = 25 cm ).