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22 Φεβ 2011 · The Pythagorean Theorem states that a² + b² = c². This is used when we are given a triangle in which we only know the length of two of the three sides. C is the longest side of the angle known as the hypotenuse.
2 ημέρες πριν · Pythagorean theorem, the well-known geometric theorem that the sum of the squares on the legs of a right triangle is equal to the square on the hypotenuse (the side opposite the right angle)—or, in familiar algebraic notation, a 2 + b 2 = c 2.
The origins of the Pythagorean Theorem can be traced back to the ancient Greek mathematician Pythagoras, who is credited with its discovery. This theorem describes the relationship between the side lengths of a right-angled triangle.
23 Μαΐ 2018 · Pythagoras on the Purpose of Life and the Meaning of Wisdom By Maria Popova The Greek polymath Pythagoras (c. 570–c. 495 BC) ignited the golden age of mathematics with the development of numerical logic and the discovery of his namesake theorem of geometry, which furnished the world’s first foothold toward the notion of scientific proof and ...
Nearly 1800 years after Archimedes, a French lawyer and freelance mathematician by the name François Viète (1540–1603) made history by appending a certain algebraic formula with the word “etcetera,” implying that the procedure called for by the formula could be repeated again and again, ad infinitum.
29 Μαρ 2006 · (1) Pythagoreanism is the philosophy of the ancient Greek philosopher Pythagoras (ca. 570–ca. 490 BCE), which prescribed a highly structured way of life and espoused the doctrine of metempsychosis (transmigration of the soul after death into a new body, human or animal).
5 Μαΐ 2014 · It is far from clear that Pythagoras’ actions and his relationship to the divine are rightly interpreted as fabrications, or – to put it more positively – as “devices” to impress or beguile the public.
