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Pythagoras (569-500 B.C.E.) was born on the island of Samos in Greece, and did much traveling through Egypt, learning, among other things, mathematics. Not much more is known of his early years. Pythagoras gained his famous status by foun...
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In fact without this man, school may never have been invented nor much of what we know of mathematics! ... 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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Pythagoras - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pythagoras of Samos (Greek: , O Pūthagoras o Samios , "Pythagoras the Samian", or simply ; c. 570-c. 495 BC) was an Ionian Greek philosopher and founder of the religious movement called Pythagorean...
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Trigonometry History Usage Functions Inverse functions Further reading Reference List of identities Exact constants Generating trigonometric tables Euclidean theory Law of sines Law of c...
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In mathematics, the Pythagorean theorem (American English) or Pythagoras' theorem (British English) is a relation in Euclidean geometry among the three sides of a right triangle. The theorem is named after the Greek mathematician Pythagoras...
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The Pythagorean Theorem was one of the earliest theorems known to ancient civilizations. This famous theorem is named for the Greek mathematician and philosopher, Pythagoras. Pythagoras founded the Pythagorean School of Mathematics in Cortona, a Greek seaport in Southern Italy.
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Pythagorean Theorem by; Greg Hubert ... The Pythagorean theorem has had several different proofs many of which are very similar. On that I found to be very different and interesting is the proof that the former president of the United states James Garfield is credited with finding.
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A Brief History of the Pythagorean Theorem ... Can you see the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem in the tile pattern? ... The Chinese used the Pythagorean Theorem as far back as 1000 B.C.E. Can you figure out the method of proof used in the figure below? Click on the picture for an explanation of the proof.
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"Who invented the Pythagorean theorem and why?" - Find the answer to this question and millions more on Yahoo!Xtra Answers. ... Asker's Comment: Thank you for your informative answer. Not only did you include information about the pythagorean theorem, but you also talked about his life and achievments. ... Pythagoras invented it.
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