theorm of Pythagorus states that if one of the angle of triangle is right angle{90degrees} than the hypotenuese square{the side opposite to right angle} is egual to the sum of squares of the sides forming the right angle
i.e. (Hyp)square =one side square + second side square
a2=b2+c2
2006-11-15 16:12:55
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answered by mukku 3
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Pythagoras of Samos (Greek: Î Ï
θαγÏÏαÏ; circa 582 BC – circa 507 BC) was an Ionian (Greek) mathematician and philosopher, founder of the mystic, religious and scientific society called Pythagoreans. He is best known for the Pythagorean theorem which bears his name. Known as "the father of numbers", Pythagoras made influential contributions to philosophy and religious teaching in the late 6th century BC. Because legend and obfuscation cloud his work even more than with the other pre-Socratics, one can say little with confidence about his life and teachings. We do know that Pythagoras and his students believed that everything was related to mathematics and, through mathematics, everything could be predicted and measured in rhythmic patterns or cycles.
Pythagoras was one of the first to speculate that human life begins with a blend of male and female fluids, or semens, originating in body parts (Enyclopaedia Britannica). This important idea thus gave forth the idea that genetics or hererditary required a blend of male and female bodies to form new life.
For rest see this link :- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythagoras
2006-11-16 00:18:48
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answered by Anonymous
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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 founding a group, the Brotherhood of Pythagoreans, which was devoted to the study of mathematics. The group was almost cult-like in that it had symbols, rituals and prayers. In addition, Pythagoras believed that "Number rules the universe,"and the Pythagoreans gave numerical values to many objects and ideas. These numerical values, in turn, were endowed with mystical and spiritual qualities.
Legend has it that upon completion of his famous theorem, Pythagoras sacrificed 100 oxen. Although he is credited with the discovery of the famous theorem, it is not possible to tell if Pythagoras is the actual author. The Pythagoreans wrote many geometric proofs, but it is difficult to ascertain who proved what, as the group wanted to keep their findings secret. Unfortunately, this vow of secrecy prevented an important mathematical idea from being made public. The Pythagoreans had discovered irrational numbers! If we take an isosceles right triangle with legs of measure 1, the hypotenuse will measure sqrt 2. But this number cannot be expressed as a length that can be measured with a ruler divided into fractional parts, and that deeply disturbed the Pythagoreans, who believed that "All is number." They called these numbers "alogon," which means "unutterable." So shocked were the Pythagoreans by these numbers, they put to death a member who dared to mention their existence to the public. It would be 200 years later that the Greek mathematician Eudoxus developed a way to deal with these unutterable numbers.
This relationship has been known since the days of the ancient Babylonians and Egyptians, although it may not have been stated as explicitly as above. A portion of a 4000 year old Babylonian tablet (c. 1900 B.C.E.), now known as Plimpton 322, (in the collection of Columbia University, New York), lists columns of numbers showing what we now call Pythagorean Triples--sets of numbers that satisfy the equation
a^2 + b^2 = c^2
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2006-11-15 10:26:40
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answered by veerabhadrasarma m 7
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Pythagoras of Samos (Greek: Î Ï
θαγÏÏαÏ; circa 582 BC – circa 507 BC) was an Ionian (Greek) mathematician and philosopher, founder of the mystic, religious and scientific society called Pythagoreans. He is best known for the Pythagorean theorem which bears his name. Known as "the father of numbers", Pythagoras made influential contributions to philosophy and religious teaching in the late 6th century BC. Because legend and obfuscation cloud his work even more than with the other pre-Socratics, one can say little with confidence about his life and teachings. We do know that Pythagoras and his students believed that everything was related to mathematics and, through mathematics, everything could be predicted and measured in rhythmic patterns or cycles.
Pythagoras was one of the first to speculate that human life begins with a blend of male and female fluids, or semens, originating in body parts (Enyclopaedia Britannica). This important idea thus gave forth the idea that genetics or hererditary required a blend of male and female bodies to form new life.
2006-11-15 08:48:33
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answered by Life's Good!! 3
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Pythagoras was a cool Greek guy; who is best known for his theorem the Pythagoras Theorem. He was born in 6th century BC and is also known as 'father of numbers'.
You can get a lot of info on him at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythagoras
2006-11-15 08:41:56
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answered by Ankur M 3
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pythagorus was a greek mathematician who introduced the theorm of Pythagorus . he mentioned that if one of the angle of triangle is right angle{90degrees} than the hypotenuese square{the side opposite to right angle} is egual to the sum of squares of thesides forming the right angle
i.e. (Hyp)square =one side square + second side square
2006-11-15 13:02:02
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answered by Baku 2
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first of all, his name is Pythagoras...
he formulated the Pythagorean theorem c squared is equal to the square root of the sum of the suare of and and the square of b...
2006-11-15 08:45:05
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answered by garfyldrox 4
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythagoras
2006-11-15 08:41:56
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answered by chaitu 2
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