SOLUTION: how to derive the pythagorean theorem?
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Question 561661: how to derive the pythagorean theorem?
Answer by richard1234(7193) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
There are several proofs of the Pythagorean theorem; the one I know best involves partitioning a square of side length a+b into four right triangles with legs a, b and hypotenuse c. Using the diagram, you can prove that a^2 + b^2 = c^2.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythagorean_theorem
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