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Combining Two squares using Paper
Last updated at February 20, 2026 by Teachoo
Class 8 (Ganita Prakash - 1, 2 & Old NCERT)
Chapter 2 Class 8 - The Baudhayana-Pythagoras Theorem (Ganita Part 2)
- Doubling a square
- Halving a square
- Hypotenuse of an Isosceles Right Triangle
- Decimal Representation of √2
- Figure it out - Page 39, 40
- Formula for Hypotenuse of an Isosceles Right Triangle
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Combining Two squares
- Baudhāyana’s Theorem on Right-angled triangles
- Pythagorean triples
- Figure it out - Page 50
- A Long-Standing Open Problem
- Further Applications of the Baudhāyana - Pythagoras Theorem
- Figure it out - Page 52, 53, 54
Transcript
Combining Two squares using PaperCut out and join two different sized squares as follows: Now make two cuts to make three pieces: Rearrange the three pieces into a larger square: You have now combined two smaller squares into a larger square!
