A little juicy formula that exposes the covert relationship between the sides in a right triangle—no other elementary mathematical result has excited so many people from all walks of life to try proving it from different angles.
Just as without Christ, there’s no Christianity, without the Pythagorean theorem, there’s no Trigonometry.
by MathPlus December 31, 2019
States that the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides. While this is useful in math class, you won't be using it when you are bagging groceries or working retail or selling Nerf Guns.
Student: Ms.? When will we use the Pythagorean Theorem in real life?
Teacher: Well, um, real estate agents often use it to find out how much a house is worth?
Students: Ekscuze me waddahell
Teacher: Well, um, real estate agents often use it to find out how much a house is worth?
Students: Ekscuze me waddahell
by Dick Clicker September 20, 2018