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PYTHAGORAS. Who Was Pythagoras? Born about 569 BC in Samos, Ionia Died about 475 BC Greek Philosopher & Mathematician.

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1 PYTHAGORAS

2 Who Was Pythagoras? Born about 569 BC in Samos, Ionia Died about 475 BC Greek Philosopher & Mathematician

3 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 http://www-history.mcs.st- andrews.ac.uk/history/Mathematicians/Pythagoras.html

4 RIGHT TRIANGLE Has one right angle Has two sides called legs Leg Hypotenuse Side opposite the right angle is called the hypotenuse

5 PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM A2A2 C2C2 B2B2 A B C A2 + B2 = C2

6 Now It’s Your Turn to Prove Pythagoras’ Theorem


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