Animating the Pythagorean Theorem
Below you will find an animation demonstrating
the Pythagoren theorem.
The animation starts with one right angle
triangle with hypothenuse c and legs a and b.
Then 3 copies are created and arranged
within a square of side length a + b.
The arrangement leaves an area of c²
uncovered within the boundaries of the square.
Then the 4 triangles are rearranged and
the uncovered area is seen to be a² + b².
Since moving around the triangles does
not changed the total area, we see that c² = a² + b².
Animation was created by Erich
Neuwirth using MswLogo.