Question 2 b
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b
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a2 a
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C
ca
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b?
Which statement best explains
why the sum of the areas of the
two white squares in Figure 2 is
the same as the area of the white
square in Figure 1?
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a
a b
Figure 1
ba
Figure 2.
The combined area of the four triangles is equal to the area of the large white
square.
In each triangle, the length of side a plus the length of side b equals the length
of side c. That means that a² + b2 = c?.
In each figure the total area is equal and the area of the 4 triangles is equal, so
the remaining white area in each fiqure must also be equal