Pythagorean Theorem - Visual Proof
Main Concept
The Pythagorean theorem states that any right angle triangle of side lengths a, b, c satisfies
where is the length of the longest side.
Observe the following animation. The area of the light blue region is at the beginning and at the end, and yet it clearly has not changed.
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