Category: Proof without words

In elementary geometry, the pizza theorem states the equality of two areas that arise when one partitions a disk in a certain way. The theorem is so called because it mimics a traditional pizza slicin

In number theory, the sum of the first n cubes is the square of the nth triangular number. That is, The same equation may be written more compactly using the mathematical notation for summation: This

A triangular number or triangle number counts objects arranged in an equilateral triangle. Triangular numbers are a type of figurate number, other examples being square numbers and cube numbers. The n

Visual calculus, invented by Mamikon Mnatsakanian (known as Mamikon), is an approach to solving a variety of integral calculus problems. Many problems that would otherwise seem quite difficult yield t

In projective geometry, Desargues's theorem, named after Girard Desargues, states: Two triangles are in perspective axially if and only if they are in perspective centrally. Denote the three vertices

In mathematics, the Pythagorean theorem or Pythagoras' theorem is a fundamental relation in Euclidean geometry between the three sides of a right triangle. It states that the area of the square whose

In mathematics, a proof without words (or visual proof) is an illustration of an identity or mathematical statement which can be demonstrated as self-evident by a diagram without any accompanying expl

In mathematics, the infinite series 1/4 + 1/16 + 1/64 + 1/256 + ⋯ is an example of one of the first infinite series to be summed in the history of mathematics; it was used by Archimedes circa 250–200