Mark M. answered • 10/10/16
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1) not "square roots" just "squares"
2) not "isosceles" but "right"
3) not "any two sides" but "two legs"
4) not "remaining side" but "hypotenuse
Much commentary has been made on the "meaning" of this mistake.
Timofei N.
The sum of the square roots of any two sides of an isosceles triangle is equal to the square root of the remaining side. Changes to: The sum of the squares of the legs of a right triangle is equal to the square root of the hypotenuse.
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05/21/22
Kevin C.
Technically for the movie he is correct. I'll explain. Dorothy is in oz which isn't real. Remember that. Ok tinman didn't get a heart he got a clock, right? Shaped like a heart but not one. The lion never had courage the entire time, ever right? The scarecrow didn't receive a real diploma and the proof is he messed up the Pythagorean theorem entirely and Dorothy was just knocked out so she didn't have to use ruby slippers to go home because she never left. It all adds up to the scarecrow was correct in saying what he said to prove this point.06/23/21