help with Pythagorean Theorem please?

Hi, I am really having trouble with this question. My geometry book doesn't explain how to do this very well, and I would be so grateful for some help!

Question: Give the complete satement, a diagram, and derivation of the pythagorean Theorem.

Thank you sooo much!! http://www.mymathforum.com/images/sm...icon_smile.gif

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Originally Posted by Polkadotprincess19

Hi, I am really having trouble with this question. My geometry book doesn't explain how to do this very well, and I would be so grateful for some help!

Question: Give the complete satement, a diagram, and derivation of the pythagorean Theorem.

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Math Forum: A Proof of the Pythagorean Theorem

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Originally Posted by Polkadotprincess19

Hi, I am really having trouble with this question. My geometry book doesn't explain how to do this very well, and I would be so grateful for some help!

Question: Give the complete statement, a diagram, and derivation of the Pythagorean Theorem.

Thank you so much!! http://www.mymathforum.com/images/sm...icon_smile.gif

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Strange as there's over 400 proofs for the Pythagorean theorem.

My favorite is the square within a square proof (assuming you know the statement and a little geometry, you should be able to work this one out).