Thinking Like an Engineer
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Author: Elizabeth A. Stephan, David R. Bowman, William J. Park, Benjamin L. Sill, Matthew W. Ohland
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Chapter 17, Problem 16RQ
Write a function that implements the Pythagorean theorem. Recall that the theorem states that the square of the hypotenuse (z) can be calculated by the sum of the squares of the adjacent sides (x and y), or
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