SOLUTION: Everybody knows that the Pythagorean Theorem works, and I can probably find a mathematical proof that is satisfying, but I want to know why, in ordinary, conversational terms, why
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Question 176467: Everybody knows that the Pythagorean Theorem works, and I can probably find a mathematical proof that is satisfying, but I want to know why, in ordinary, conversational terms, why it works!
Thanks so much! Answer by Mathtut(3670) (Show Source):
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http://www.davis-inc.com/pythagor/index.shtml
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http://jwilson.coe.uga.edu/EMT668/emt668.student.folders/HeadAngela/essay1/Pythagorean.html
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