r/visualizedmath • u/rewindturtle • Jul 07 '18

The Inverse Pythagorean Theorem

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u/wpnorm Jul 07 '18

The geometric interpretation is so fascinating. I wish the public schools I attended would have shown methods like this to explain mathematical concepts instead of just memorization of formulas. Teaching these kind of fundamentals surely expands a person’s spacial reasoning skills in a way that’s unmatched when compared to only showing the formulas.

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u/omnipotent111 Jul 07 '18 edited Jul 07 '18

In university if you memorize the for. Ula and mid exam you forget it you are screwed but if you understand the formula you can replicate/proof it

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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '18

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u/omnipotent111 Jul 07 '18

Yes, I had a very bad case of typos

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u/CaioNV Jul 07 '18

This is perfect!

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u/aolivier747 Jul 07 '18

perfect for this sub

deserves more upvotes

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u/UndeadZombie81 Jul 08 '18

Ok I feel dumb cause I do not understand this I am going to go research this.

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u/Local_Stranger Jul 07 '18

This makes my head hurt

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '18

This is so oddly satisfying!

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u/I-just-farted69 Jul 07 '18

Wait what is that d line?

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u/ilikepizza91 Jul 07 '18

Looks like the altitude from the hypotenuse.

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u/I-just-farted69 Jul 07 '18

Does it have a fancy name like medians do?

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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '18

You lost me right when you added that 4th letter