We will now prove the Pythogorian theorem:
We can prove the theorem algebraically by showing that the area of the big square equals the area of the inner square (hypotenuse squared) plus the area of the four triangles:
We will now prove the Pythogorian theorem:
We can prove the theorem algebraically by showing that the area of the big square equals the area of the inner square (hypotenuse squared) plus the area of the four triangles:
<p>We will now prove the Pythogorian theorem: <math> <mrow> <msup><mi> a </mi><mn>2</mn></msup> <mo> + </mo> <msup><mi> b </mi><mn>2</mn></msup> <mo> = </mo> <msup><mi> c </mi><mn>2</mn></msup> </mrow> </math></p> <p>We can prove the theorem algebraically by showing that the area of the big square equals the area of the inner square (hypotenuse squared) plus the area of the four triangles: <math style="display: block;"> <mtable columnalign="right center left"> <mtr> <mtd> <msup> <mrow> <mo> ( </mo> <mi> a </mi> <mo> + </mo> <mi> b </mi> <mo> ) </mo> </mrow> <mn> 2 </mn> </msup> </mtd> <mtd> <mo> = </mo> </mtd> <mtd> <msup><mi> c </mi><mn>2</mn></msup> <mo> + </mo> <mn> 4 </mn> <mo> ⋅ </mo> <mo>(</mo> <mfrac> <mn> 1 </mn> <mn> 2 </mn> </mfrac> <mi> a </mi><mi> b </mi> <mo>)</mo> </mtd> </mtr> <mtr> <mtd> <msup><mi> a </mi><mn>2</mn></msup> <mo> + </mo> <mn> 2 </mn><mi> a </mi><mi> b </mi> <mo> + </mo> <msup><mi> b </mi><mn>2</mn></msup> </mtd> <mtd> <mo> = </mo> </mtd> <mtd> <msup><mi> c </mi><mn>2</mn></msup> <mo> + </mo> <mn> 2 </mn><mi> a </mi><mi> b </mi> </mtd> </mtr> <mtr> <mtd> <msup><mi> a </mi><mn>2</mn></msup> <mo> + </mo> <msup><mi> b </mi><mn>2</mn></msup> </mtd> <mtd> <mo> = </mo> </mtd> <mtd> <msup><mi> c </mi><mn>2</mn></msup> </mtd> </mtr> </mtable> </math></p>