6. We first need to show that the angle between
angle x and angle y is a right angle.
•This angle is 90o since x + y = 90o (angle sum of a
triangle) and angles on a straight line add to 180o
Take 1 identical copy of this right-angled triangle and arrange like so.
Area of trapezium
= ½ (a + b)(a + b) = ½ (a2 +2ab + b2)
Area of trapezium is also equal to the
areas of the 3 right-angled triangles.
= ½ ab + ½ ab + ½ c2
So
½ (a2 +2ab + b2) = ½ ab + ½ ab + ½ c2
a2 +2ab + b2 = 2ab + c2
a2 + b2 = c2 QED
a
b
c
xo
yo
a
bc
xo
yo
Draw line:The boundary shape is a trapezium
To prove that a2 + b2 = c2President James Garfield’s Proof(1876)
15. ∆ †¶Î ABP Ges AvqZ‡¶Î BPML
GKB f~wg BP Gi Dci Ges GKB
mgvš—ivj hyMj BP I AM Gi g‡a¨
Aew¯’Z|
AvqZ‡¶Î BPML Gi †¶Îdj = 2 (∆†¶Î ABP Gi
†¶Îdj)
B
A
C
D
E
F
G
MP Q
L