Pythagoras

So we all know that to find the length of a hypotenuse you use the formula A squared + B squared = C squared.  What happens, however, if A and B = 1 ?  Did Pythagoras note this problem?  Is 2 the only number with an infinite decimal for a square root?  How do you find the length of the hypotenuse in this situation?  

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Dude, i totally see how you specified the rest of the set, however, i'm no mathematician, but you'll often see it said:

"x y and z belong to the set Q. In fact, the general rule is that x belongs to Q if Z."

 I'm pretty sure that can be said to be generalizing. I think that the main confusion here is that maybe you're using the strictly mathematical/logical definition of 'generalization', but it also has a meaning in spoken english:

gen·er·al·ize:
1.    to infer (a general principle, trend, etc.) from particular facts, statistics, or the like.
2.    to infer or form (a general principle, opinion, conclusion, etc.) from only a few facts, examples, or the like.

Now i'm pretty sure the above is what happened in this thread. However, somehow i also think you are right because the definition of specify:

1.    to mention or name specifically or definitely; state in detail

There's no need to sling around insults, I mean we're both on fucking 4chan arguing about the most trivial and ridiculous things.