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Who is Pythagoras's father?
Mnesarchus
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What is a poem that Pythagoras learned to recite?
Homer
100
What did Pythagoras become known as?
The first "true" mathematician
100
True or False: The Pythagorean Theorem can only be used in geometry class.
False
100
Short side: 4 Hypotenuse: 5 What is the third side of the triangle?
3
200
Who is Pythagoras's mother?
Pythias
200
What instrument did Pythagoras learn to play?
Lyre
200
What is the name of the theorem that Pythagoras is most famous for?
The Pythagorean Theorem
200
What is one example of an occupation that uses the Pythagorean Theorem?
Engineering
200
Short side: 5 Short side: 12 What is the hypotenuse of this triangle?
13
300
What was Pythagoras's father's occupation?
Merchant
300
Name at least one of the philosophers that taught Pythagoras.
Thales, Anaximander, or Pherekydes
300
What is the Pythagorean Theorem?
a² + b² = c²
300
True or False: The Pythagorean Theorem can be used to find the shortest way to get to a destination on a road trip.
True
300
Short side: 6 Hypotenuse: 10 What is the third side of this triangle?
8
400
Where was Pythagoras's mother originally from?
Samos
400
Name at least one property of numbers that Pythagoras studied?
Even and odd numbers, triangular numbers, or perfect numbers
400
What angle must a triangle have in order for the Pythagorean Theorem to work?
Right angle
400
True or False: The Pythagorean Theorem can be used to determine where to safely place a ladder when you are painting a wall in your house.
True
400
Short side: 24 Short side: 7 What is the hypotenuse of this triangle?
25
500
Where was Pythagoras's father originally from?
Tyre
500
What two subjects did Pythagoras become interested in?
Math and astronomy
500
In the Pythagorean Theorem, the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides, what is the hypotenuse?
The longest side
500
True or False: The Pythagorean Theorem can not be used to find the lengths needed for a TV to fit in a living room.
False
500
Short side: 12 Short side: 16 What is the hypotenuse of this triangle?
20