Utah Proof of the Pythagorean Theorem

The area of the inner square is the same as the area of the Utah-shaped region.

But the area of the inner square is c² and the area of the Utah-shaped piece is a²+b².

So c²=a²+b².

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Tyler Jarvis, April 9, 2011, Created with GeoGebra