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Apply the Power of a Point theorem to the diagram above where the
side a serves as a tangent to a circle of radius b: (c - b)(c + b) =
a². The result follows immediately.
bd + ab/2 = (b + c)d/2
which simplifies to
Proof #44
The following proof related to #39, have been submitted by Adam
Rose (Sept. 23, 2004.)
Start with two identical right triangles: ABC and AFE, A the
intersection of BE and CF. Mark D on AB and G on extension of AF,
such that
BC = BD = FG (= EF).
b/(c - a) = (c + a)/b,
Proof #45
This proof is due to Douglas Rogers who came upon it in the course of
his investigation into the history of Chinese mathematics.
The proof is a variation on #33, #34, and #42. The proof proceeds in
two steps. First, as it may be observed from
a + b = c + d,
where d is the diameter of the circle inscribed into a right triangle
with sides a and b and hypotenuse c. Based on that and rearranging
the pieces in two ways supplies another proof without words of the
Pythagorean theorem: