Who invented the pythagorean theorem wiki

We start with the algebraic definitions for sine and cosine :. Then from the Equivalence of Definitions of Sine and Cosine , we can use the geometric interpretation of sine and cosine :. Pythagoras's Theorem was known to the Pythagoreans as the Theorem of the Bride , from its numerological significance. This entry was named for Pythagoras of Samos.

Pythagoras's Theorem , or at least certain specific instances of it, was known to the ancient Egyptians, and it may date back further than that. Little is actually known about Pythagoras himself, and it is uncertain whether he actually proved it or not.

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Isosceles right triangle with legs length 1. Kepler triangle. Let's apply Pythagoras' Theorem to a square. Measurement of Horizon Drop comparing use of Pythagorean Theorem to 8 in per mile squared "rule". Meyers b13 s b1. Nug Fleuron T Category : Pages for Merging. Namespaces Page Discussion. Views Read Edit Edit source View history. Recent changes File List Random page. The Old Babylonians beat Pythagoras by over a millennium. Pythagoras is thought with very little evidence to have the first proof.

The tablet Plimpton is a table of Pythagorean Triples in angle order, increasing by approximately one degree per entry. So it appears the OBs had a fairly well developed trigonometry based on Pythagorean Triples.

Unlike ours, it always gave exact answers. The tablet YBC has an approximation to the square root of two. It appears the concept of a proof didn't arise until Thales, circa BC. There seem to be conflicting reports as to whether Thales met a young Pythagoras or died 30 years before he was born. Pythagoras' teacher Anaximander is thought to have been Thales' student. Pythagoras or one of the other Pythagoreans is thought to be the first to produce a proof of the Theorem, but the evidence is pretty sketchy.

The proof is thought to be along the lines of this animation:. Two hundred years later Euclid of course later published his proof in the Elements, which is much more complicated.