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Ancient Indian mathematicians also knew the Pythagorean theorem, and the ... The Pythagorean theorem takes its name from the ancient Greek mathematician Pythagoras (569 B.C.?-500 B.C.?), who was perhaps the first to offer a proof of the theorem. But people had noticed the ... By Laura Smoller, UALR Department of History.
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www.ualr.edu/lasmoller/pythag.html
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The Pythagorean Theorem ... When asked what the Pythagorean Theorem is, students will often state that a2+b2=c2 where a, b, and c are sides of a right triangle. However, students often don ... On the pages that follow, there is history, several proofs, and ways for high school students to use the proof in real life situations.
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www.ms.uky.edu/~lee/ma502/pythag/pythag.htm
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The Pythagorean Theorem: Mathematics Teacher. January 1995; NCTM : Reston,VA. Hoehn, Larry. A New Proof of the Pythagorean Theorem: Mathematics Teacher. February 1995; NCTM: Reston, VA. Katz, Victor J. . A History of Mathematics.
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jwilson.coe.uga.edu/emt669/Student.Folders/Morris.Steph...
jwilson.coe.uga.edu/emt669/Student.Folders/Morris.Stephanie/EMT.669/Essay.1/Pythagorean.html
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Today the Pythagorean theorem plays an important part in many fields of mathematics. For example, it is the basis of Trigonometry, and in its arithmetic form it connects Geometry and Algebra.
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mathematica.ludibunda.ch/pythagoras6.html
mathematica.ludibunda.ch/pythagoras6.html
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A Brief History of the Pythagorean Theorem ... Legend has it that upon completion of his famous theorem, Pythagoras sacrificed 100 oxen. Although he is credited with the discovery of the famous theorem, it is not possible to tell if Pythagoras is the ... Can you see the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem in the tile pattern?
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pan.intrasun.tcnj.edu/501-F02/Agro/history_of_pythagore...
pan.intrasun.tcnj.edu/501-F02/Agro/history_of_pythagorean.htm
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This page contains a brief history of Pythagoras as well as a description of the origin of the Pythagorean Theorem ... In this section you will learn about the life of Pythagoras and how it is that the theorem is known as the Pythagorean Theorem.
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www.arcytech.org/java/pythagoras/history.html
www.arcytech.org/java/pythagoras/history.html
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The early history of Greek geometry is a mixture of myth, magic, shapes and rules, and most of it ... When he revealed this finding to his followers, he used the general terms of a & b for the shorter legs and c for the longer side which he gave the name "hypotenuse". Thus we have the famous PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM!
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www.themathlab.com/Algebra/lines%20and%20distances/pyth...
www.themathlab.com/Algebra/lines%20and%20distances/pythagor.htm
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Pythagoras' Theorem. 83 proofs of the Pythagorean theorem. ... Pythagorean Theorem generalizes to spaces of higher dimensions. Some of the generalizations are far from obvious.
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www.cut-the-knot.org/pythagoras/index.shtml
www.cut-the-knot.org/pythagoras/index.shtml
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Before engaging in an exciting exploration of the Pythagorean theorem, let's brush up our on our internet skills! In this activity, students are required to search for sites that give a brief history of the Pythagorean Theorem.
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www.k12.nf.ca/jakeman/Gail/Pythagorean/activity1.htm
www.k12.nf.ca/jakeman/Gail/Pythagorean/activity1.htm
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