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OpenStudy (cresciez):

HELP!! @Hero @TheSmartOne @Michele_Laino @Compassionate @Kainui @CGGURUMANJUNATH

OpenStudy (benlindquist):

what

OpenStudy (cresciez):

Could someone please help me write a proof? Pythagorean theorem with similar triangles

OpenStudy (benlindquist):

man easy maybe

OpenStudy (cresciez):

I'm terrible at these :(

OpenStudy (benlindquist):

i might help

OpenStudy (cresciez):

That would be great

OpenStudy (shiburinga):

I suppose you don't know wha the formula to the Pythagorean theorem is? xD

OpenStudy (cresciez):

a^2+b^2=c^2 LOL

OpenStudy (shiburinga):

Not bad xD

OpenStudy (cresciez):

What do I do with that? @benlindquist

OpenStudy (benlindquist):

s*****

OpenStudy (benlindquist):

that helped someone else

OpenStudy (shiburinga):

Wot xD

OpenStudy (cresciez):

Ah... oooookay

OpenStudy (cresciez):

Could you help walk me through this?

OpenStudy (cresciez):

It's my last question but I've been stuck on it for a while and can't figure it out

OpenStudy (cresciez):

@aaronq @freckles @tkhunny

OpenStudy (cresciez):

@MrNood

OpenStudy (cresciez):

@pgpilot326 @hhelpplzzzz @Elsa213

OpenStudy (cresciez):

Thank you for coming ;v;

OpenStudy (anonymous):

|dw:1449092316956:dw| compare areas by computing (a+b)^2 (area of big square) and area of small square plus area of the triangles. they have to be equal (same area computed 2 different ways) get rid of what's common in both sides to arrive at the pythagorean theorem.

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