In the 1939 classic movie The Wizard of Oz, Ray Bolgers character, the Scarecrow, wants a brain.
Question:
In the 1939 classic movie The Wizard of Oz, Ray Bolger’s character, the Scarecrow, wants a brain. When the Wizard grants him his “Th.D.” (Doctor of Thinkology), the Scarecrow replies with the following statement.
Scarecrow: The sum of the square roots of any two sides of an isosceles triangle is equal to the square root of the remaining side.
His statement sounds like the formula for the Pythagorean theorem. To see why it is incorrect, work Exercises in order.
Data from in Pythagorean theorem
In the Scarecrow’s statement, he refers to square roots. In applying the formula for the Pythagorean theorem, do we find square roots of the sides? If not, what do we find?
Step by Step Answer:
Intermediate Algebra
ISBN: 9780134895987
13th Edition
Authors: Margaret Lial, John Hornsby, Terry McGinnis