Arrange the pieces, by dragging the red dots, so that they fit in the squares on sides a and b of the triangle. 
Now, take those pieces out of a and b and fit them in the square on side c.

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Change the size of the right triangle, and repeat the experiment.

Note:  Since, the area of a square with sides a is actually equals to a², similarly for b and c, What does this demonstrate?