Extending Two Classic Proofs of the Pythagorean Theorem to the Law of Cosines

Autor: Ferland, Kevin K.
Zdroj: Mathematics Magazine; June 2017, Vol. 90 Issue: 3 p182-186, 5p
Abstrakt: SummaryTwo well-known proofs of the Pythagorean theorem are generalized to prove the law of cosines in a geometrically elegant way by computing areas.
Databáze: Supplemental Index