Pythagorean Theorem Puzzle

This looks like a great first project for the Fireball Comet. The famous Pythagorean Theorem states that if latexa and latexb are the lengths of two legs of a right triangle and latexc is the length of the hypotenuse, then

latexa2+b2=c2.

This puzzle demonstrates this theorem, by challenging the solver to make a square with area latexc2 using the pieces taken from the two squares with areas latexa2 and latexb2.

Looking for more cool math demonstrations. Please submit your ideas!

The Pythagorean Theorem

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