3) c2 = h2 + (b-x)2

The equation c² = h² + (b − x)² has the form of the Pythagorean theorem: hypotenuse² equals one leg² plus the other leg². Here, c is the hypotenuse and h and b − x are the two legs, so the choice is “Pythagorean theorem.”

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