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    for the (3, 4, 5) triangle — in China it is called the "Gougu theorem" (勾股定理). During the Han Dynasty (202 BC to 220 AD), Pythagorean triples appear in...
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    work presents a form of the Pythagorean theorem known as the gougu theorem (勾股定理) from the Chinese names—lit. 'hook' and 'thigh'—of the two sides of the carpenter...
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    suanjing also gives mathematical proof for the "Gougu Theorem" (Chinese: 勾股定理; i.e. where c is the length of the hypotenuse and a and b are the lengths...
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