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2-2 Final Project Milestone One: Topic Selection & Outline
Pythagorean theorem
Strand 1: Historical Significance
The theorem has long been linked with Greek mathematician-philosopher Pythagoras (c. 570–500/490 BCE) it is said to have been found even earlier than that.
First known in ancient Babylon and Egypt (beginning about 1900 B.C.)
Book I of the
Elements
ends with Euclid’s famous “windmill” proof of the Pythagorean theorem.
Strand 2: Mathematics
The very well-known equation derived from the Pythagorean theorem a
2
+
b
2
=
c
2
Finding the missing side of a right triangle known as the hypotenuse.
It follows Euclidean geometry.
Strand 3: Real-World Applications
The Pythagorean theorem is a keystone of math that aids all studying mathematics find the missing side length of a right triangle.
It is often used in construction and architecture.
Also, it can be used to survey the steepness of the slopes of mountains or hills.
I think a great way to prove the earth is not in fact a torus shaped planet would be to simply explain how we can not see the opposite inside area of the shape. No matter where you stand on earth if you look up you see outer space not another part of our world.
References
Britannica, T. Editors of Encyclopaedia (2023, December 7). Pythagorean theorem. Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/science/Pythagorean-
theorem
Right Triangles - Pythagorean Theorem
. Pythagorean theorem. (n.d.). https://web.cs.ucla.edu/~klinger/dorene/math1.htm#:~:text=Pythagorean
%20Theorem&text=The%20Pythagorean%20theorem%20was%20first,until
%20Pythagoras%20stated%20it%20explicitly. Thangarajah, P. (2022, May 21). 4.1: Euclidean geometry
. Mathematics LibreTexts. https://math.libretexts.org/Courses/Mount_Royal_University/MATH_1150%3A_Mathem
atical_Reasoning/4%3A_Basic_Concepts_of_Euclidean_Geometry/
4.1%3A_Euclidean_geometry#:~:text=Euclidean%20geometry%2C%20sometimes
%20called%20parabolic,is%20three%2Ddimensional%20Euclidean%20geometry.
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