I struggle a bit with memorising Pythagoras theorem, what are some tips?

Question: I struggle a bit with memorising Pythagoras theorem, what are some tips?
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Asked by bund534harm62 on 20 Nov 2025. This question was also asked by JoeM.
- CIARA HURLEY answered on 20 Nov 2025:
  
  Great question – I’d suggest visualizing it by drawing it on a poster and just making sure you use it to help. Mathsgenie have a great set of questions and by the time you’ve done a few of those it will be much easier!
- Eleanor Yates answered on 22 Nov 2025:
  
  I would suggest trying to think more about the logic behind the formulas instead of just trying to memorise the letters. For example, Pythagoras theorem means that for a right-angled triangle, the area of the square on the longest side is equal to the sum of the areas of the squares on the other two sides.

Question: I struggle a bit with memorising Pythagoras theorem, what are some tips?