设直角三角形两直角边的长分别为a、b(b>a),斜边的长为c。做两个边长分别为a、b的正方形,把它们拼成如图所示形状,使E、H、M三点在一条直线上。 用数字表示面积的编号,如下图所示。
在EH = b上截取ED = a,连结DA、DC,则 AD = c
∵ EM = EH + HM = b + a , ED = a
∴ DM = EM―ED = (b+a)―a = b
又∵ ∠CMD = 90°,CM = a, ∠AED = 90°, AE = b
∴ ∠EAD = ∠MDC,DC = AD = c
∵ ∠ADE + ∠ADC+ ∠MDC =180°, ∠ADE + ∠MDC = ∠ADE + ∠EAD = 90°
∴ 作AB∥DC,CB∥DA,则四边形ABCD是一个边长为c的正方形
∵ ∠BAF + ∠FAD = ∠DAE + ∠FAD = 90°
∴ ∠BAF=∠DAE。连结FB,在ΔABF和ΔADE中
∵ AB =AD = c,AE = AF = b,∠BAF=∠DAE
∴ ∠AFB = ∠AED = 90°,BF = DE = a
∵ AB = BC = c,BF = CG = a,
∵c²=S₂+S₃+S₄+S₅, b²=S₁+S₂+S₆, a²=S₃+S₇,S₁=S₅=S₄=S₆+S₇,
∴a²+b²=S₃+S₇+S₁+S₂+S₆=S₂+S₃+S₁+(S₆+S₇)=S₂+S₃+S₄+S₅ =c²