Page 003 of Book [A]

The Pythagorean Theorem I
-adapted from the Chou Pei Suan Ching
(author unknown, circa B.C. 200?)


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This is our solution with the two diagrams on Page 3 of Book [A].

However, the author of the book actually suggests the proof in Example 2 in our collection. (much more elegant).