The    
Pythagorean Mosaic


 Pythagorean Mosaic 2



In the figure above the we've added a grid to the original mosaic.
In the figure below we've removed the shading on the mosaic.

Pythagorean Mosaic 3


Next, we examine a small section of the mosaic.

Pythagorean Mosaic 4             Pythagorean Mosaic 5


We see that each section contains 4 central right triangles, each one with a square on the hypotenuse.

And, so this is why the Mosaic is Pythagorean.

Click below to see the full mosaic.
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