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How was the Pythagorean theorem derived

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Pythagorean Theorem Derivation

Let BD be perpendicular to the side AC. ... So if a perpendicular is drawn from the right-angled vertex of a right triangle to the hypotenuse, then the triangles formed on both sides of the perpendicular are similar to each other and also to the whole triangle.

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