What is most interesting about the following geometric proof is that it uses a shearing transform. This transform exploits the fact that a parallelogram of equal height and length has equal area. This gives it a fluid pouring aspect.
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Good idea. I'll try that soon!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Gua%27s_theorem
Is there a dissection proof of the Pythagorean Theorem for tetrahedra? - MathHub · March 18, 2016 at 1:27 pm
[…] example, it would certainly be interesting to have a proof of De Gua’s Theorem that involves shearing in four […]