Inscribed Squares in Right-Angled Triangle/Compass and Straightedge Construction
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Theorem
For any right-angled triangle, two squares can be inscribed inside it.
One square would share a vertex with the right-angled vertex of the right-angled triangle:
The other square would have a side lying on the hypotenuse of the right-angled triangle:
Both inscribed squares can be constructed using compass and straightedge, thus demonstrating their existence: