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kate
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Mar-17-09, 02:08 PM (EST)
 
"error in pythagorean theorem proof %236"
 
   In Proof #6, should it'start, "We start with original RIGHT triangle ABC..." and also, when listing the similar triangles in the second sentence, it should read, "triangles ABC, DBA, and DAC are similar."


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alexbadmin
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Mar-17-09, 02:20 PM (EST)
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1. "RE: error in pythagorean theorem proof %236"
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   I would not call it an error, no. But the way you propose may suggest to the reader a particular attention to detail on the part of the author. Which I think will cause no harm and may even endear the author with the readers.

With sincerest thanks,
Alexb


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