One Pythagoras for all dimensions (Q2249491)
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One Pythagoras for all dimensions (English)
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2 July 2014
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The Pythagorean theorem can be restated in the following way: the sum of the squares over the sides of a rectangle is equal to the sum of the squares over the diagonals. This point of view allows the author to give an \(n\)-dimensional generalization of the Pythagorean theorem in the following way: the sum of the squares over the edges of any \(n\)-dimensional box is equal to the sum of the squares over its diagonals. The elementary proof is of combinatorial character.
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Pythagorean theorem
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\(n\)-dimensional box
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