Visualisation of Pythgoras' Theorem

Author:Emma Barraclough

A basic visualisation of Pythagoras' Theorem. Adjust the lengths of sides a and b, and see the effect it has on length c, and the areas of the squares formed from each side. The four triangles are congruent.

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