Pythagorean Theorem Found On Clay Tablet 1,000 Years Older Than Pythagoras
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A Babylonian tablet from around 1770 BC uses principles of the Pythagorean theorem, suggesting ancient Babylonians discovered it centuries before the famous Greek mathematician Pythagoras for whom it's named.
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it's not the fact that A^2 + B^2 = C^2 that's important, it's the proof
there's been evidence for ages that previous civilizations used it
Even his role regarding the proof seems unclear. It was interesting to browse the Wiki articles about this theorem's history. Could be him, or one of his students, or neither.
Highly relevant Family Guy clip š
Didgdingding! /thread
Iām so excited for the next round of thread. Who will proof of Pythagorean theorem fight this time?