Mariano Arellano

Pre Calculus, 2nd Period

12/ 15/ 2018

Pythagorean’s Theorem
Pythagorean’s Theorem deals with right triangles, right triangles are
triangles with a ninety degree angle. The longest side of a right triangle is the side
opposite of the ninety degree angle, the longest side is called the hypotenuse. To
illustrate what the Pythagorean’s Theorem tells us I will give the two shorter sides
of a right triangle the variables A and B, A squared plus B squared will equal to the
hypotenuse squared (A^2 + B^2 =C^2).
Pythagoras was an ancient greek mathematician who the theorem is named
after, more specifically who was credited with the first proof. Mathematical
historians have found evidence of the theorem’s “discovery” in the same era as the
First Babylonian Dynasty, that would have been one thousand years before
Pythagoras was born. Historians also think that the Theorem has been “discovered”
many times over the years of human history, meaning the “pythagorean theorem
had been discovered many times before, during, and after his discovery, in many
parts of the world, like Egypt, China, India, and Mesopotamia. Some of these cases
even resulted in proofs before Pythagorean, also different proofs after, a fun fact is
that Pythagoras Theorem is one of math’s most proved proof’s. The history of
theorem can be broken into four parts, the first is knowledge of Pythagorean
triples, knowledge of the relationship among the sides of a right triangle,
knowledge of relationships between adjacent angles, and proofs of the theorem
within a deductive system.
The Pythagorean Theorem is the basis of Trigonometry, it is also a link
between algebra and geometry. Trigonometry is a branch of mathematics that deals
with triangles, and their sides, and angles. The math that is Trigonometry first
came apparent in the Hellenistic world during the 3rd century BC from
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applications of geometry to astronomical studies. Since the Pythagorean Theorem
had already technically been discovered they were already using it’s methods.
The Pythagorean Theorem has many proofs’, Euclid was another Greek
Mathematician who also proved the Pythagorean Theorem, as well as Albert
Einstein and the 20th President James Garfield. Euclid's proof was that if you take
right triangle A and you separate it into two different right triangles you will have
right triangles A, B, and C. The proof demonstrates how if all the right triangles
angles are the same, the ratio sides will also be proportional. The expression can be
affirmed from the three right triangles, A C over C D is equivalent to B C over A C
as well as A B over B D is equivalent to B C over A B. Once you rearrange the
terms you get A C squared is equivalent to B C multiplied by C D, as well as A B
squared is equivalent to B C multiplied by B D, then you rearrange some more and
get A B squared plus A C squared equals B C squared, which is A squared plus B
squared equals C squared. Albert Einstein, the father of relativity, discovered the
same proof two thousand years later when he was twelve years old. James Garfield
one of the shortest serving presidents of the United States, also had his own proof
for the pythagorean theorem. He cut two identical right triangles, including one
long side and one short side. Call the long side A, the short side, B, and the
hypotenuse C. Drawing the third line in and you’ve made three triangles. The total
area of a triangle can be calculated as one half the base times the height. Each of
the original triangles has an area of ½ ab, and the third has an area of ½c2.
A trapezoid has an area calculated by its height times one half the sum of its
uneven sides. So the trapezoid has an area of ½ (a+b)(a +b). Since these areas are
the same, this leads us to an equation. ½ ab + ½ ab + ½c2 = ½ (a + b)(a +b). On the
left, the two halves of 'ab' can be added together. On the right, we just multiply all
the terms. ab +½c2 = ½ (a2 + b2 + 2ab). ab +½c2 = ½ a2 + ½ b2 + ab. Having 'ab'
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on either side, add up to zero. ½c2 = ½ a2 + ½ b2 Multiply it all by 2, and you get
c2 = a2 + b2.

Pythagoras Theorem has many proofs and many uses, it was being used even
before it was considerably proved. It is a theorem that can be incorporated into
anything in the world.