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April 1, 20260 citationsOpen Access

The 300th-and-Something Proof of the Pythagorean Theorem - A Combinatorial Equivalent - Dedicated to Professor H. Komiyama on the Occasion of His Retirement

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秋宮秋男 宮井

Key Points

  • To introduce a new proof for the Pythagorean theorem and propose a combinatorial equivalent.
  • Developed a proof based on power series theory.
  • Investigated trigonometric forms related to the theorem.
  • Introduced a combinatorial perspective on the theorem.
  • Identified a unique proof structure inspired by previous work on trigonometric forms.
  • Proposed a new combinatorial equivalent that enhances understanding of the theorem.

Abstract

More than 300 different proofs are known for the Pythagorean theorem. Inspired by E. Landau’s “unusual proof” for the theorem in trigonometric form, a proof based on the theory of power series is given. Also, a combinatorial equivalent with unexpected appearance is proposed for this most fundamental of all geometric theorems.

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秋男 宮井 (2009) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69cd7a6f5652765b073a7a0fhttps://doi.org/10.15113/00011349
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