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'Impossible' Proofs of Pythagoras' Theorem Published by High School Students
In one of their proofs, the two students took the definition of calculating with triangles to its extreme by filling one ...
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Who's Pythagoras?
Pythagoras was a Greek philosopher and mathematician. He was the leader of the Brotherhood of Pythagoreans, a secret society which studied mathematics. Their motto was "All is number." The ...
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Pythagoras' theorem - Part 2
An understanding of how to use Pythagoras’ theorem to find missing sides in a right-angled triangle is essential for applying the theorem in different contexts. (3,1) is the coordinate that is 3 ...
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Pythagoras' theorem - Part 1
Pythagoras’ theorem is a statement that is true for all right-angled triangles.It states that the area of the square on the hypotenuse close hypotenuseThe longest side of a right-angled triangle ...
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The Pythagorean Theorem Is Actually 1,000 Years Older Than Pythagoras
Pythagoras was a smart guy: sure, he had some pretty rogue beliefs about beans, but the man knew his triangles, something ...