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Originally Posted by sjastro
The hypotenuse for a subtriangle is y= ((AD/n)^2 + (DC/n)^2)^0.5.
The total length is the sum of the hypotenuses = n*[((AD/n)^2 + (DC/n)^2)^0.5].
Mathis doesn't know his chords from his arcs. 
Regards
Steven
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Steven, I agree with your last statement. He doesn't know his chords from his arcs.
However, no matter what way you look at it, the sum of the minor hypotenuses (or chords) will still not equal the larger hypotenuse AC. The triangles are just not similar. You cannot divide AD equally into n parts and result in each sub-triangle having a height of CD/n.
Rob