Exploring Bhaskara's Elegant Proof of the Pythagorean Theorem

What is the length of each side of the square discussed in the proof?

• a + b

• c

• b

• a

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

Which mathematician's proof is being discussed in the video?

• Pythagoras

• Bhaskara

• Euclid

• Aryabhata

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

What shape is formed at the center of the square after constructing the triangles?

• Rectangle

• Triangle

• Square

• Circle

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CCSS.1.G.A.1

CCSS.2.G.A.1

What type of angles are formed at the vertices of the triangles inside the square?

• Acute angles

• Straight angles

• Right angles

• Obtuse angles

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CCSS.4.G.A.1

How many triangles are constructed inside the square?

• Five

• Three

• Two

• Four

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CCSS.1.G.A.2

What is necessary to prove the triangles within the square are congruent?

• Equal sides

• Equal angles

• Equal hypotenuses

• All of the above

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.B.5

What is the relationship between theta and 90 minus theta in the triangles?

• Equal

• Complementary

• None

• Supplementary

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.7

What is the length of the bottom side of the newly arranged figure?

• c

• a

• a + b

• b

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.11

What is the area of the a by a square in the rearranged figure?

• a squared

• b

• a

• b squared

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CCSS.3.MD.C.7B

CCSS.4.MD.A.3

What does the area of the rearranged figure prove about the original square?

• It's a rectangle

• It confirms the Pythagorean theorem

• It's smaller than the original

• None of the above

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CCSS.8.G.B.8