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Todd draws a diagram using for identical right triangles to form a square are shown which best describes how to use the areas of shaded triangles to begin a proof of the Pythagorean theorem

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User Bill Mei
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Answer:C^2-(b-a)^2=4(1/2ab)

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User Schmilblick
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Answer: The side length of the white square is b-a, so the combined area of the four right triangles is c^2-(b-a)^2.

Step-by-step explanation: iready

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