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Pythagoras of Samos (Greek: Ὁ Πυθαγόρας ὁ Σάμιος, O Pūthagoras o Samios, "Pythagoras the Samian", or simply Ὁ Πυθαγόρας; c. 570-c. 495 BC) was an Ionian Greek philosopher and founder of the religious movement called Pythagoreanism. He is often revered as a great mathematician, mystic and scientist; however some have questioned the scope of his contributions to mathematics and natural philosophy. Herodotus referred to him as "the most able philosopher among the Greeks". His name led him to be associated with Pythian Apollo; Aristippus explained his name by saying, "He spoke (agor-) the truth no less than did the Pythian (Pyth-)," and Iamblichus tells the story that the Pythia prophesied that his pregnant mother would give birth to a man supremely beautiful, wise, and beneficial to humankind. He is best known for the Pythagorean theorem, which bears his name. Known as "the father of numbers", Pythagoras made influential contributions to philosophy and religious teaching in the late 6th century BC. Because legend and obfuscation cloud his work even more than with the other pre-Socratics, one can say little with confidence about his life and teachings. We do know that Pythagoras and his students believed that everything was related to mathematics and that numbers were the ultimate reality and, through mathematics, everything could be predicted and measured in rhythmic patterns or cycles. According to Iamblichus of Chalcis, Pythagoras once said that "number is the ruler of forms and ideas and the cause of gods and daemons." He was the first man to call himself a philosopher, or lover of wisdom, and Pythagorean ideas exercised a marked influence on Plato. Unfortunately, very little is known about Pythagoras because none of his writings have survived. Many of the accomplishments credited to Pythagoras may actually have been accomplishments of his colleagues and successors. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License How do I work out a diagonal of a rectangle using pythagoras? Q. I am given the bottom measurment which is 5cm. And the left side of the rectangle has a measurement of 3cm. So How do I work out a diagonal of the rectangle using pythagoras?? Any help appreciated thanks. Asked by Charlotte M - Sun May 3 13:23:59 2009 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments A. It is a typical Q in trig. 3-4-5 Pythagororis is long gone, bless him. But just use what is now sadard practice. It sounds daft, but if you can remember > "Sir Olivers horse came home Tired again" That gives you S & O & T Sine, Opposite, and Tangent I cant draw a triange on here, but if the vertical is X, the angle from point Y is Y, then the height of the tree, (Z) is Tan Z Thanks pygo ! Bob Answered by Bob the Boat - Sun May 3 13:40:47 2009 Pythagoras theorem. What if the shapes on the sides of the triangle are not squares? Q. Does Pythagoras theorem still work if the shapes on the two short sides of a right-angled triangle are NOT squares? If you can prove it.. show your examples! I have tried finding the area of semi circles, rectangles, equilateral triangles and trapeziums... the answers work.. but not if I square them. Should I square the answers? Ok, I have figured out the semi circles work! I was talking to my friend who said that the equilateral triangles will not work. Here are the measurements. Imagine a right angled triangle with an equilateral triangle coming out of each side. The triangle on the side opposite the height has a base length of 4 and a height of 3.46. The Triangle on the bottom of the right angled has a base length of 3 and a height… [cont.] Asked by rainbow fun - Sat May 26 04:32:47 2007 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments A. I think that you are asking whether the two smaller areas will still add up to the same as the larger area. Yes, it will work if the shapes on the three sides are all mathematically similar to one another. For example, if you have three semi-circles on the sides of the right-angled triangle instead of three squares, then the area of the two smaller semi-circles will still add up to the area of the larger semi-circle. This works because the three squares in the classic version of the theorem are all similar to one another, as are the three semi-circles. Therefore the ratio of the areas of the semi-circles to their corresponding squares will be the same in each of the three cases. In other words, the smallest semi-circle area compared to… [cont.] Answered by joncummins1968 - Sat May 26 07:12:55 2007 Why is the Pythagoras theorem historically important?
Q. Was it because it was a type of logical thinking amidst a world full of myth and superstition? Asked by Bern_CH - Tue Apr 15 19:06:41 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments A. Try to sqare a building up without using it. I had a graduate engineer ask me how I squared the deck I was building on my house. When I told him I used the Pythagorean theorem, he could not understand it. Then, explaining that you used A^2 + B^2 = C^2, he asked me if carpenters know the theorem. My reply was that they probably never heard of it but they use it every day. Answered by Polyhistor - Tue Apr 15 20:31:26 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Pythagoras" Pythagoras (Πυθαγόρας) of Samos (c. 582 BC – c. 496 BC) was an Ionian Greek philosopher and founder of the religious movement called Pythagoreanism, often revered as a great mathematician, mystic and scientist. ContentsFrom Wikiquote under the GNU Free Documentation License.  news.google.com Hindu Storm Force (Joshi), Pythagoras (Abhinay) 1-1, 600/45.5, 400/30. They worked well. Carte Blanche (Sequeira) 1-1.5, 600/45, 400/30. Moved well. ... news.google.com Melbourne Herald Sun ... and the last time I used Pythagoras ' theory outside of a Year 8 maths class was at a pub trivia night (and I still got the answer wrong). ... news.google.com Brussels Journal Greek music theory evolved continually from Pythagoras before 500 BC to Aristides Quintilianus in the late third century AD, whose treatise De musica (On ... From Google News Search: "Pythagoras"  arcytech.org 320px x 227px | 11.90kB [source page] Statue of Pythagoras of Samos small large images http www arcytech org java pythagoras images pythagoras sc sm jpg  iaf.hs-heilbronn.de 600px x 800px | 232.20kB [source page] Bilder HSHN Pythagoras 1 jpg Bilder HSHN Pythagoras 2 jpg From Yahoo Image Search: "Pythagoras"  thesilverliningblog.com thesilverlining Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:39:48 GM Designed by Sven Markelius. Hand printed on linen. Thanks to Door Sixteen and sfgirlbybay.  ocamlnews.blogspot.com Flying Frog Consultancy Ltd. hu, 24 Sep 2009 14:26:01 GM This article describes the recursive construction of some digital art built around . Pythagoras. ' triangle. The results are visualized interactively using the Graphics module..." To read this article and more, subscribe to The OCaml ...  toywires.livejournal.com toywires ue, 29 Sep 2009 10:19:42 GM Then Addy. Then Nut. Then Mow. I did merchant of Venice, chemistry, history and a bit of geography today. Gwen and I made a game called 'boomz . pythagoras. '. We are such nerds. But it was inspired by RIS LOW and . pythagoras. and MATH. ... From Google Blog Search: "Pythagoras"
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Pythagoras of Samos
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