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Which Greek mathematician is known for a theorem on the ratios in right triangles, discovering a² + b² = c²?

A. Euclid
B. Pythagoras
C. Archimedes
D. Hippocrates of Chios

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The Pythagorean theorem states a² + b² = c² in right triangles. Euclid wrote Elements, Archimedes was a physicist/math, Hippocrates was earlier geometry but not that theorem.

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