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Proof of pythagoras

Not sure why, but people keep linking to this image on my site. I'll put it here instead then. It's such a nice proof I had to write it down clearly. Taken from "The Mathematical Universe" by William Dunham, which is the most entertaining maths book I've read.

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Uploaded on August 17, 2005
Taken on August 17, 2005