Whats the big deal? Its only a triangle.

Is known as the founder of the right triangle theorem that was named after him.

He did not discover this theorem.

It was discovered 1000 years earlier by the Babylonians.

He was considered to be the first mathematician to prove it

The mathematicians lived permanently with the Society, had no personal possessions and were vegetarians. They were taught by Pythagoras himself and obeyed strict rules.

(1) that at its deepest level, reality is mathematical in

nature,

(2) that philosophy can be used for spiritual

purification,

(3) that the soul can rise to union with the divine, (4) that certain symbols have a mystical significance,

and

(5) that all brothers of the order should observe strict

loyalty and secrecy.

Pythagoras believed that all of life and nature was created and was harmonious with numbers. When he realized that he had found an irrational number his whole philosophical outlook was in jeopardy. ALL irreducible square roots are irrational.

Can be expressed as a simple fraction

Cannot be represented as a simple fraction Ex. Or

Any number that can be made by dividing one integer by another. Ex. All integers.

square root of 2, often known as root 2 or radical 2 and written as ,

Rational

Irrational

1/2 is a rational number (1 divided by 2, or the ratio of 1 to 2) 0.75 is a rational number (3/4)

1 is a rational number (1/1)

2 is a rational number (2/1)

2.12 is a rational number (212/100)

What is a Pythagorean triple? A set of whole numbers that satisfies the Pythagorean theorem. Can you give me some examples? 3-4-5 or 6-8-10 or 7-24-25

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