PYTHAGORAS
Who Was Pythagoras? Born about 569 BC in Samos, Ionia Died about 475 BC Greek Philosopher & Mathematician
FACTS ABOUT PYTHAGORAS Started a philosophical and religious school in southern Italy Was a fine musician and made contributions to mathematical theory of music Most famous for his geometry theorem: a 2 + b 2 = c 2 andrews.ac.uk/history/Mathematicians/Pythagoras.html
RIGHT TRIANGLE Has one right angle Has two sides called legs Leg Hypotenuse Side opposite the right angle is called the hypotenuse
PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM A2A2 C2C2 B2B2 A B C A2 + B2 = C2
Now It’s Your Turn to Prove Pythagoras’ Theorem