Playing with this again — Banno
Yep. So construct a right triangle with sides equal to the tow squares; then the hypotenuse is the length of the desired square. — Banno
I didn't enjoy maths as a child but I do remember finding the idea of Pythagoras' s hypothenuse triangle to be very exciting. I also do like the geometry of circles and lines too, but somehow got on so much better in exploring them in art, rather than in geometry lessons. — Jack Cummins
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