Question

Gina and Sean drew the following figures to prove the Pythagorean Theorem, c2 = a2 + b2. Both figures are made of two squares and four identical right triangles, as shown below.


Which statement gives the correct conclusion about the proofs given by Gina and Sean?

Both the proofs are correct.

Gina’s proof is correct and Sean’s proof is incorrect.

Both the proofs are incorrect.

Sean’s proof is correct and Gina’s proof is incorrect.

Answer 1

both are correct