Re:A visual proof that a^2 – b^2 = (a + b)(a – b)
by bmacho on Sunday December 15, 2024 @12:38PM
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You do it 3 times, a=b, a<b, a>b.
.. now that I think about it, the "visual proof" only 'proves' the statement for a specific 'a' and 'b'. Probably there is a proof, that can handle all 'a' and 'b' pairs at once.
.. now that I think about it, the "visual proof" only 'proves' the statement for a specific 'a' and 'b'. Probably there is a proof, that can handle all 'a' and 'b' pairs at once.