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In mathematics, the Pythagorean theorem or Pythagoras' theorem is a fundamental relation in Euclidean geometry between the three sides of a right triangle.It states that the area of the square whose side is the hypotenuse (the side opposite the right angle) is equal to the sum of the areas of the squares on the other two sides.
The Pythagorean theorem was known and used by the Babylonians and Indians centuries before Pythagoras, [216] [214] [217] [218] but he may have been the first to introduce it to the Greeks. [ 219 ] [ 217 ] Some historians of mathematics have even suggested that he—or his students—may have constructed the first proof . [ 220 ]
Bhaskaracharya proof of the Pythagorean theorem. Some of Bhaskara's contributions to mathematics include the following: A proof of the Pythagorean theorem by calculating the same area in two different ways and then cancelling out terms to get a 2 + b 2 = c 2. [21] In Lilavati, solutions of quadratic, cubic and quartic indeterminate equations ...
The Zhoubi Suanjing, also known by many other names, is an ancient Chinese astronomical and mathematical work.The Zhoubi is most famous for its presentation of Chinese cosmology and a form of the Pythagorean theorem.
Garfield's proof of the Pythagorean theorem is an original proof the Pythagorean theorem discovered by James A. Garfield (November 19, 1831 – September 19, 1881), the 20th president of the United States. The proof appeared in print in the New-England Journal of Education (Vol. 3, No.14, April 1, 1876).
It was the Pythagoreans who coined the term "mathematics", and with whom the study of mathematics for its own sake begins. The Pythagoreans are credited with the first proof of the Pythagorean theorem, [46] though the statement of the theorem has a long history, and with the proof of the existence of irrational numbers.
Thales of Miletus (c. 624/623 – c. 548/545 BC) is the first known individual to use deductive reasoning applied to geometry, by deriving four corollaries to Thales' theorem. [1] Pythagoras (c. 570 – c. 495 BC) was credited with many mathematical and scientific discoveries, including the Pythagorean theorem, Pythagorean tuning, the five ...
Gave a proof of the Pythagorean theorem. Calculus: Preliminary concept of differentiation; Discovered the differential coefficient. Stated early form of Rolle's theorem, a special case of the mean value theorem (one of the most important theorems of calculus and analysis).