Deducing the Pythagorean Theorem from a particular dissection How can I

Audrina Jackson

Audrina Jackson

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2022-07-01

Deducing the Pythagorean Theorem from a particular dissection

How can I deduce the pythagorean theorem from the follow image?
I have been draw some parallels and I got the figure but I don't know how to deduct, some hint?

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billyfcash5n

billyfcash5n

Beginner2022-07-02Added 17 answers

Note that each colored piece in the big square with side length c appears once in the small squares with side lengths a and b. From this, the sum of the areas of the small squares is equal to the area of the big square, or a 2 + b 2 = c 2

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