How can an equation discovered over 2,000 years ago help you hang up Christmas lights? On today's episode of Maranatha Mathletics: Maneuvering Mathland one problem at a time, we will be discussing the answer to that question and so much more. So sit back and relax while we uncover who Pythagoras was, what his equation is all about and how it can still be applied to our lives today.
By: Kate
Works Cited
“Access Britannica School.” Edited by Encyclopædia Britannica , Britannica School, 2020, school.eb.com/levels/high/article/Pythagorean-theorem/343833.
“Geometry: The Pythagorean Theorem.” Edited by Sandbox & Co., Infoplease, Infoplease, 2020, www.infoplease.com/math-science/mathematics/geometry/geometry-the-pythagorean-theorem.
Huffman, Carl. “Pythagoras.” Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Stanford University, 17 Oct. 2018, plato.stanford.edu/entries/pythagoras/.
Maor, Eli. “The Pythagorean Theorem.” Google Books, Google, 2007, books.google.com/books?hl=en.
Posamentier, Alfred. “The Pythagorean Theorem.” Google Books, Google, 2010, books.google.com/books?hl=en.
“Pythagoras Jokes.” The 12+ Best Pythagoras Jokes - ↑UPJOKE↑, 2020, upjoke.com/pythagoras-jokes.
“Pythagoras.” Edited by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2020, www.britannica.com/biography/Pythagoras.
“Pythagorean Theorem.” Edited by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2020, www.britannica.com/science/Pythagorean-theorem.
“Pythagorean Trig Identities - Recall Pythagoras Theorem.” Trig Identities, 2020, trigidentities.info/pythagorean-trig-identities/.
Roberts, Wayne. “Pythagoras and the Principles of Nature.” Pythagoras and the Principles of Nature, 2008, principlesofnature.com/number_geometry_connections/pythagoras.htm.
Sierpinski, Waclaw. “Pythagorean Triangles.” Google Books, Google, 2015, books.google.com/.
Stephens, Patty. “Math.” Enotes.com, Enotes.com, 2020, www.enotes.com/homework-help/how-prove-identiry-sin-2x-cos-2x-1-44233.
