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Posted on Saturday, 23 October 2010

Pythagorean Theorem This is how I first really understood the Pythagorean Theorem. The outer circle looks just a little bit larger than the inner circle. But actually, its area is twice as large. Ideas involved here: scaling properties of squared quantities(gravitational force, skin, paint, loudness, brightness) circumcircle & incircle √2 This is also how I first really understood √2, now my favourite number.

Pythagorean Theorem

This is how I first really understood the Pythagorean Theorem.

The outer circle looks just a little bit larger than the inner circle. But actually, its area is twice as large.

Ideas involved here:

  • scaling properties of squared quantities
    (gravitational force, skin, paint, loudness, brightness)
  • circumcircle & incircle
  • √2

This is also how I first really understood √2, now my favourite number.


hi-res

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  1. dicloniusreaper reblogged this from isomorphismes
  2. nichijoe reblogged this from isomorphismes and added:
    pretty great actually
  3. d1str4ctedlyfe reblogged this from isomorphismes and added:
    very interesting…
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