The Pythagoren Theorem
Here you will find an animation demonstrating the Pythagoren theorem.
The animation starts with one right angle triangle with hypothenuse
c and cathetes a and b.
Then, 3 copies are created and arranged within a square of side length
a+b.
The arrangement leaves an area of c² uncovered within the boundaries
of the square.
Then the 4 trienagles are rearranged and the unvoered area is seen
to be a²+b².
Since moving around the triangles does not changed the total uncovered
area, we see that
c²=a²+b²
Currently, there seems to be a bug in Internet Explorer, therefore we
offer 2 versions.
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Animation was created by Erich
Neuwirth using MswLogo.
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