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Pythagorean theorem “tangram” proof of the Pythagorean theorem by Liu Hui Gnomon for Pythagorean theorem. The marked off “carpenter's square”—comprising 3 groups of 3 dots each (3 × 3)—thus represents 32, which when added to 42 yields 52 (the total gnomon). Euclid's Windmill proof
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“tangram” proof of the Pythagorean theorem by Liu Hui
Gnomon for Pythagorean theorem. The marked off “carpenter's square”—comprising 3 groups of 3 dots each (3 × 3)—thus represents 32, which when added to 42 yields 52 (the total gnomon).
Euclid's Windmill proof
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