Reciprocal Pythagorean Theorem Explained 📐

This is a short, animated visual proof of the reciprocal Pythagorean theorem, which relates the reciprocals of the side lengths and the reciprocal of the altitude of a right triangle.

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For a longer, slower, wordless version with epic music, see https://youtu.be/cu1Ozo6oozA .

This animation is based on a visual proof by Roger B. Nelsen from the December 2009 issue of Mathematics Magazine (https://www.jstor.org/stable/27765939 - page 370).

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