PLEASE HELP 15 points!! Todd has created the following diagram to prove the Pythagorean theorem. He drew right ABC with leg leng
ths a and b and hypotenuse length c. Then he drew altitude CZ to the hypothenuse. He determines that c/a=a/x and c/b = b/y. Then he determines that cx=a2 and cy = b2. What is the next step in proving the theorem?
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Answer:
Square root of 4 is 2
so 1+=4
frac{[1+sqrt{2x-1]}^2 }{4}=3
so 1+sqrt{2x-1]}^2=12
so 1+sqrt{2x-1}=V12
sqrt{2x-1}=V12-1
2x-1=(V12-1)^2=12-2V12+1=13-2V12
2x=13+1-2V12
2x=14-2V12
x=7-V12
x=7-2V3
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