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>>	Math Anon Thu Oct 10 05:20:49 2019 No.11046749 [View] File: 2 KB, 347x263, F3A39AC6-B24C-4A1B-A810-70F48E7A8EAE.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Pythagoras theorem

>>	Anonymous Mon Jun 11 13:01:47 2018 No.9803826 [View] File: 2 KB, 347x263, what.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>9803713 pythagoras theorem

Anonymous Fri Jun 9 12:32:02 2017 No.8966217 [View]
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Why does the Pythagorean theorem work? I know the proof representing the squares geometrically, but why do the squares of the two legs equal the area of the square of the hypotenuse? It just seems like magic to me. I can't register any intuition for it.

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