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Pythagoras Theorem Proof Without Words

Pythagoras Theorem Proof Without Words
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2020-07-02 12:46
TriangleFunctionGeometric Construction
This example demonstrates the Pythagorean theorem by dragging points. You will notice that the sum of the squares of the two legs of a right triangle equals the square of the hypotenuse. It uses geometric transformations and constructions such as mirroring, semicircles, and circle arcs. Suitable for middle school and above students to learn geometric proofs.

GeoGebra Commands & Parameters

  1. Intersect(xAxis, yAxis) → A
  2. Point(xAxis) → B
  3. Ray(A, B) → a
  4. Point(a) → C
  5. Mirror(C, A) → C'
  6. Semicircle(C, C') → c
  7. Intersect(c, yAxis) → D,
  8. CircleArc(A, D, C) → d
  9. Point(d) → E
  10. Segment(C, E) → b
  11. Segment(E, C') → e
  12. Segment(C', C) → f
  13. Polygon(C', C, 4) → poly1, g, h, i, j, F, G
  14. Polygon(C, E, 4) → poly2, k, l, m, n, H, I
  15. Polygon(E, C', 4) → poly3, p, q, r, s, J, K
  16. Midpoint(E, J) → L
  17. OrthogonalLine(L, i) → t
  18. OrthogonalLine(L, t) → a_1
  19. Intersect(a_1, s) → M
  20. Intersect(t, r) → N
  21. Intersect(a_1, q) → O
  22. Intersect(t, e) → P
  23. Polygon(M, L, N, K) → poly4, m_1, l_1, n_1, k_1
  24. Polygon(L, N, J, O) → poly5, l_2, n_2, j_1, o
  25. Polygon(L, P, C', O) → poly6, l_3, p_1, c', o_1
  26. Polygon(P, L, M, E) → poly7, p_2, l_4, m_2, e_1
  27. Vector(L, C) → u
  28. Vector(L, F) → v
  29. Vector(L, C') → w
  30. Vector(L, G) → u_1
  31. Centroid(poly4) → Q
  32. Centroid(poly5) → R
  33. Centroid(poly6) → S
  34. Centroid(poly7) → T
  35. Translate(T, w) → T'
  36. Translate(S, u) → S'
  37. Translate(R, v) → R'
  38. Translate(Q, u_1) → Q'
  39. Segment(Q, Q') → b_1
  40. Segment(R, R') → c_1
  41. Segment(S, S') → d_1
  42. Segment(T, T') → f_1
  43. Point(b_1) → U
  44. Point(c_1) → V
  45. Point(d_1) → W
  46. Point(f_1) → Z
  47. Vector(Q, U) → v_1
  48. Vector(R, V) → w_1
  49. Vector(S, W) → g_1
  50. Vector(T, Z) → h_1
  51. Translate(L, w_1) → L'
  52. Translate(N, w_1) → N'
  53. Translate(J, w_1) → J'
  54. Translate(O, w_1) → O'
  55. Polygon(L', N', J', O') → poly5', l', n', j', o'
  56. Translate(M, v_1) → M'
  57. Translate(L, v_1) → L'_1
  58. Translate(N, v_1) → N'_1
  59. Translate(K, v_1) → K'
  60. Polygon(M', L'_1, N'_1, K') → poly4', m', l'_1, n'_1, k'
  61. Translate(L, g_1) → L'_2
  62. Translate(P, g_1) → P'
  63. Translate(C', g_1) → C''
  64. Translate(O, g_1) → O'_1
  65. Polygon(L'_2, P', C'', O'_1) → poly6', l'_2, p', c'', o'_1
  66. Translate(P, h_1) → P'_1
  67. Translate(L, h_1) → L'_3
  68. Translate(M, h_1) → M'_1
  69. Translate(E, h_1) → E'
  70. Polygon(P'_1, L'_3, M'_1, E') → poly7', p'_1, l'_3, m'_1, e'
  71. Midpoint(H, C) → A_1
  72. Midpoint(C, G) → B_1
  73. Segment(A_1, B_1) → i_1
  74. Point(i_1) → C_1
  75. Vector(A_1, C_1) → q_1
  76. Translate(poly2, q_1) → poly2'

AI Drawing Prompt Reference

Draw a right triangle with draggable points to demonstrate the Pythagorean theorem. The square of one leg plus the square of the other leg equals the square of the hypotenuse. Use geometric transformations like mirroring, semicircles, and arcs to show the area relationship between the squares on the legs and the hypotenuse. Start by drawing the right triangle, then draw the squares on the legs and the hypotenuse, and use transformations to make them overlap, visually proving the theorem.
The prompt above was compiled from the original drawing commands and is for reference only.