Im in year 8 and im sutuck on a question its, what did pythagoras invent? Any ideas
2006-09-21 19:14:33 · 15 answers · asked by natashajack7 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
The Pythagorean Theorem. You know, a^2 + b^2 = c^2. It's used to find the missing length of a triangle, when only two are known. I'm sure you can google him and find loads of info.
2006-09-21 19:19:52 · answer #1 · answered by Johhny Drama 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pythagoras invented the quantity 4. previous to that aspect, it had in reality been theoretical, that there changed into some thing after 3 yet before 5. Pythagoras proved it by making use of putting 2 and a couple of jointly.
2016-11-23 14:32:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually Pythagoras didn't invent the theorem because the Babylonians already knew of it 1000 years earlier than Pythagoras. He made developments in maths, astronomy and music. He might have been the first person to prove it that's why it was named after him.
Here is a site that might help you
http://www.cut-the-knot.org/pythagoras/index.shtml
2006-09-25 04:14:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pythagoras' Theorem
Pythagoras Theorem asserts that for a right triangle with short sides of length a and b and long side of length c
a2 + b2 = c2
Of course it has a direct geometric formulation.
Click on & move the node to change the shape of the triangle.
For many of us, this is the first result in geometry that does not seem to be self-evident. This has apparently been a common experience throughout history, and proofs of this result, of varying rigour, have appeared early in several civilizations. We present a selection of proofs, dividing roughly into three types, depending on what geometrical transformations are involved.
2006-09-23 06:23:39 · answer #4 · answered by kt 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I far as I know he did not INVENT anything but discovered/formulated the geometric theorm : Pythagoras viz.
in a right angled (90 deg) - the square of the hypotheneus (side opposite 90deg ) is equal to the sum of the remaining sides.
2006-09-21 19:26:41 · answer #5 · answered by Basil P 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
He actually invented nothing! He was a mathematician and philospher who determined that evrything in life can be predicted by mathematics.
He is best known for his Theorem on right angled triangles, if c=Hypoteneuse, a and b = opposite and adjacent sides then...
a² + b² = c²
So if you know the length of two sides you can work out the length of the other.
2006-09-21 19:37:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Pythagorean theorem
2006-09-21 19:21:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To the best of my knowledge he didn't invent anything. He did however discover the relationship between the sides of triangles.
The formula is best protrayed as:
(length of side 1) ^2 + (length of side 2)^2 = (length of hypotenuse)^2
the hypotenuse is the longest side of a triangle.
2006-09-21 19:27:16 · answer #8 · answered by oz_qamrin 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If the triangle had a right angle (90°) ...
... and you made a square on each of the three sides, then ...
... the biggest square had the exact same area as the other two squares put together!
2006-09-21 19:29:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A theorum....which says that the in a rectangle, the power 2 of diagnal is euqal to tht total of power 2 of each side
2006-09-21 19:30:29 · answer #10 · answered by jithw 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋