Todd has created the following diagram to prove the Pythagorean theorem. He drew right
AABC with leg lengths a and b and hypotenuse length c. Then he drew altitude CZ to the
hypotenuse. He determines that
Then he determines that cx = a? and
cy = 62. What is the next step in proving the theorem?
² = a² +6²
c(x + y) = a? + 62
cx + cy= 22 + 62
ZY
CX = cy
