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Two US high school girls rewrite 2,000 years of mathematics with a new Pythagorean proof once thought untouchable

For centuries, the Pythagorean Theorem has occupied a unique position in mathematics: both elementary and profound. Its ...
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Pythagoras didn't discover Pythagorean theorem. An Indian did centuries earlier

Akshat was working through a standard geometry exercise, the chapter that introduces the right-angled triangle and the formula a 2 + b 2 = c 2. He paused for a moment, not because the problem was ...
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Pythagoras' theorem

Use Pythagoras’ theorem to show a triangle is right-angled or to find one side of a right-angled triangle when two sides are known. Make sure you are confident at substituting into and manipulating ...
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Understanding the Irrelevance Proposition Theorem in Corporate Finance

Clay Halton was a Business Editor at Investopedia and has been working in the finance publishing field for more than five years. He also writes and edits personal finance content, with a focus on ...
Greek Reporter

The Views of Greek Philosopher Pythagoras on Reincarnation

Pythagoras, the ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician, is often associated with the concept of reincarnation. Credit: Unknown author, Public Domain. Pythagoras, the ancient Greek philosopher and ...
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The Ancient Greek Roots of the Christian Cross and Its Holiness

Ancient Minoan cross from the Heraklion Museum of Crete. Credit: P.Vasiliadis CC-BY 3.0 The significance of the cross predates the Christian era, with its roots extending deep into ancient Greek ...