which axiom(s) are behind the Pythagorean Theorem
There are many elementary proofs for the Pythagorean Theorem, but no matter they use areas, similarities, even algebraic proofs, it is not straightforward to tell why it is true tracing back to the (Euclidean geometry) axioms. Are all these proofs equivalent? Do they all track back to the same axioms?
There are many elementary proofs for the Pythagorean Theorem, but no matter they use areas, similarities, even algebraic proofs, it is not straightforward to tell why it is true tracing back to the (Euclidean geometry) axioms. Are all these proofs equivalent? Do they all track back to the same axioms?