Page 003 of Book [A]

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

This is our solution with the suggested two diagrams on Page 3.

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


Please compare the "dynamic" diagram above with the "static" one below.