Choose the correct reason to justify each of the first four statements in the derivation.1) a2 = h2 + x2

The equation a² = h² + x² says that the square of the hypotenuse equals the sum of the squares of the two legs of a right triangle. This is the Pythagorean theorem, so the correct reason is “Pythagorean theorem.”

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