Q: Cab you explain the Pythagorean theorem For me
A: sure. imagine a square, 1 inch wide and 1 inch tall. area is 1 (because 1x1=1).But how long is it diagonally? (wtf) longer than 1.... shorter than 2........ not 1 and a half........ what the heck is that number? got to be a super normal number, but it doesn't even seem to be in the same world as the 1. Anyway, try this: cut it along the diagonal to make 2 triangles. now take a second square and cut that one the same way. so now you have 4 triangle pieces. now rearrange those 4 triangles to make 1 big square. now you see, ... the height and length of the new big square is that ? mystery value from before. the area of the new big square is, of course 2. because you built this out of 2 original triangles which each had area 1. So what's the height/width of the 2 area square? in other words, what's the square root of 2? anyway, it's something point weirdsomething, but now you know a fun fact about the original 1x1 square, and what the heck that weird diagonal length was. indeed, it's the square root of 2. that should get you started