Pythagoras of Samos (570BC-495BC) was a Greek philosopher whose teachings and philosophy not only influenced other Greek philosophers such as Plato (424BC-347BC), but also Western scientists such as ...

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 along ...

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The Pythagorean Theorem troubled the devoted followers of the Greek philosopher, who built a worldview based on numbers. The formula comes in handy in construction, land surveying and navigation, ...

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Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. OK, so I've been learning about Pythagoras, and the dirt on him is just too good. You've probably heard ...

August 15, 2017 (8/15/17) was Pythagorean Theorem Day (see I missed Pythagorean Theorem Day). I was not even aware that there was such a day until this year, but it brought to my attention some really ...

With all due respect to Pythagoras, newly uncovered evidence suggests that his famous theorem, used to calculate the lengths of each side of a right triangle, might be 1,000 years older than him. That ...