c is always the...
Hypotenuse
When did Pythagoras live from?
c. 570 - c.495 B.C. (75)
What do you do to get the square root on a calculator?
You press the 2nd button, then the x2 button, then write your number. Then press the equal sign
Either find the missing length or see if the three lengths make a right triangle. Okay?
Yes, oh sleep deprived lordship.
legs
How many children did Pythagoras have?
Probably 4 (3 sons and a daughter)
What is the equation for the Pythagorean Theorem?
a2+b2=c2
32+22=52?
9+4=25? 13 is not equal to 25
What did I use for the Pythagorean Theorem basics and Easy questions?
My notebook
when the numbers are on the same side, you...
Add
What other discoveries did Pythagoras supposedly make and in what subject?
He supposedly discovered that in music that notes could be shifted into mathematical equations.
What is the converse of the Pythagorean Theorem?
102+242=c2
100+576=c2 square root of 676 = c 26=c
subtract
Hermodamas of Samos
What is the step by step process of the theorem if the numbers are on the same side?
Square the numbers, add the squares, then square root the sum. Your answer is ___ = c
122+92=152?
144+81=225? 225=225
How did I find examples pt2?
Square rooting
What is metempsychosis?
It means the "transmigration of souls". Apparently, it "holds that every soul is immortal and, upon death, enters into a new body." (2nd paragraph in the wiki link)
What is the step by step process of the theorem if the numbers are not on the same side?
Square the numbers, subtract the leg number from the hypotenuse, square root the difference. The answer is ___ = a/b
172+b2=192
289+b2=361 361-289=b2 square root of 72=b 8.5=b
What is my last source?