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OpenStudy (anonymous):

The main use of Pythagorean Theorem is to find distances. Originally (6th century BC), however, it was regarded as a statement about areas. Explain this interpretation. I found this in my brother's math workbook and has puzzled me for about an hour now.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Here's a good wiki on it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythagorean_theorem#Euclid.27s_proof

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