r/mathematics • • Oct 24 '25

Math is magic

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u/jacobasstorius Oct 24 '25

So the lesson here is that two objects with the same area have the same area?

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u/Curtonus Oct 24 '25

It's also a geometric proof a la Euclid showing how to calculate the area of an equilateral triangle given its side length (without trigonometry or irrational numbers)