BdMO National Junior 2007/2
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In this figure there is a square inscribed in another square.Using this figure derive the Pythagorean Theorem.
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Re: BdMO National Junior 2007/2
By using this diagram we can say that:
$(a+b)^2=4\times \dfrac 12\times ab+c\times c\Rightarrow a^2+b^2+2ab=c^2+2ab\Rightarrow a^2+b^2=c^2$