- Whatis the area of the trianglebelow?
- An alternativeproofof the PythagoreanTheoremusesthe area of a square.The diagrambelowshows
a squarewith side lengths , and an innersquarewith side lengths. Use the diagrambelowto
prove
Hint: Find the area of the innersquarein two ways:oncedirectly, and onceby findingthe area of the larger
squareand subtractingthe area of eachtriangle.
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