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The PythagoreanTheoremCrown Jewel o
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The Pythagorean TheoremCrown Jewel
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Table of ContentsList of Tables and
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List of Proofs and DevelopmentsSect
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PrefaceThe Pythagorean Theorem has
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1 : 2x2x2****22 13x 7 13x 7 0 : a
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1) Consider the Squares“If it was
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s090045 0ss45450450090Figure 1.3: O
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Notice that the right-triangle prop
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The middle square (minus the donut
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Our proof in Chapter 1 has been by
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2) Four Thousand Years of Discovery
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The proof Pythagoras is thought to
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cabcFigure 2.4: Annotated Square wi
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Figure 2.6 is the diagram for a sec
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1x:b2:Area(CBA)3:Area( ABC)Area(ABC
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Euclid’s proof of the Pythagorean
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First we establish that the two tri
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1 2y b b: y b c c2:A3:A4:Aunshaded
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XB'A090 CBFigure 2.12: Euclid’s C
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2.3) Liu Hui Packs the SquaresLiu H
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One of my favorites was Boxel, a ga
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2.4) Kurrah Transforms the Bride’
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Note: as is the occasional custom i
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2.5) Bhaskara Unleashes the Power o
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2.6) Leonardo da Vinci’s Magnific
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In Figure 2.24, we enlarge Step 5 a
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But, this is precisely the nature o
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2.8) Henry Perigal’s TombstoneHen
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In the century following Perigal, b
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Returning to Henry Perigal, Figure
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Figure 2.32 is President Garfield
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Even though the Cartesian coordinat
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B 2← γ →α y βx C-xC 2Figure
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Being polynomial in form, the funct
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Thus, the critical point ( C 2 ,0)i
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Sincexcpwas chosen on an arbitrary
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∂F/∂x = ∂F/∂y = 0x(C - x) 2
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Define a new function21 A2 A3 2xcp
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2.11) Shear, Shape, and AreaOur las
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Step 1: Cut the big square into two
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