Understanding the Pythagorean theorem

by Kerry Kauffman

The Pythagorean theorem is a theorem encountered in geometry and is a very useful way to determine the lengths of the sides of a right triangle. A right triangle is a triangle with a 90 degree or "right" angle. The other ...read more

by Dallas Brown

The Pythagorean Theorem: Pythagoras and numbers that work. So many people misstate the theorem as originally discovered because they wish to abbreviate something. There is no shortening of the Pythagorean Theorem, whic...read more

by Sandra Petersen

Let's pretend you are building a wheelchair ramp into your home and you need to know how many feet long your ramp is going to be so that you may buy the right amount of materials. How will you figure that out? The best ...read more

by Steven Mars

Triangles have three connecting line segments called sides in plane geometry. The Pythagorean Theorem was discovered by the School of Pythagoreans, led by Pythagoras of Ancient Greece. It is one of the most important the...read more

by Nisha Danny

Pythagorean theorem is a simple formula just like Einstein's formula.The Pythagorean theorem,formulated by well known ancient Mathematician Pythagoras,states that in case of a right triangle,the sum of the square of hypote...read more

by Svetlana Elizabeth

Pythagorean theorem allows us to find the side length of a right angled triangle when we know the other two sides. It is a special case of the Cosine Rule, a more complicated theorem that allows us to find side lengths ...read more

by Jay O'Toole

"The square of the hypotenuse (i.e. longest side) is equal to the sums of the squares of the two (other) sides." There you have it...the Pythagorean Theorem. AxA=(BxB)+(CxC) (The following, wonderful story was t...read more

by Carol Wohlfeil

Understanding the Pythagorean Theorem Although the Greek mathematician, Pythagoras, is credited for the discovery of the Pythagorean Theorem, it is impossible to know for sure if he is the actual author. Evidence has be...read more

by Nicolacho

The Pythagorean theorem, which is considered as "One of geometry's most elegant theorems", was discovered by Pythagoras, a brilliant Ancient Greek mathematician, who is known as one of the greatest mathematicians of all ti...read more

by Jon Eccles

If you draw a right-angled triangle, the side which doesn't touch the right angle is called the hypotenuse. According to Pythagoras' theorem, the length of this side squared is equal to the square of the other two sides. ...read more

by Shamma B S

Pythagoras' theorem states that, for a right-angled triangle, the sum of the squares of the shorter sides = the square of the longest side (hypotenuse). The basic formula for Pythagoras' theorem is: a2 + b2 = h2. The tro...read more

by Prodigal Samurai

Pythagoras's theorem is in fact one major development in geometry! The theorem states that the square of the hypotenuse in a right angled triangle (the hypotenuse refers to the longest side of a right angled triangle) is t...read more

by Nicole Dionisi

The Pythagorean theorem states that the square of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of the two adjacent sides. Don't panic. I will explain this in the simplest terms I know. First, ...read more

by Cloudy Serendipity

The Pythagorean theorem is one of the most fundamental theories used in geometry today, and is very simple to use. The Pythagorean theorem states that for any right-angle triangle, the square of the length of the hypote...read more

by Freddy Tay

___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ ____ This article expands the previously written article, Understanding the Pythagorean theorem. It discusses the derivation the law of co...read more