To prove this claim, let a, b, and c be the lengths of HG, EG and EH, respectively.
Given triangle GEH is a right
triangle, then by using the pythagorian theorem gives us or
It can be noted
that length FG = BG = HG = a since all are radii of the circle
as shown above.Therefore length EF = FG - EG = a - b and length
BE = BG + GE = a + b. It follows that
area of rectangle BCDE = (base)*(height).
area of rectangle BCDE = (BE)*(ED)
area of rectangle BCDE = (BE)*(EF) given length EF = ED
area of rectange BCDE = (a + b)(a - b) as noted above
area of rectange BCDE
=
area of rectangle BCDE == area of square HEKL as shown above.
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