The Pythagorean Theorem

Paper Summary:

This paper offers a brief biography of Pythagoras and a discussion on the mathematical theorem that is associated with him. The paper explains the Pythagorean theorem's relationship to the area of a circle.

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Abstract
Biography of Pythagoras
History of the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem's Relation to the Area of Circles

From the Paper:

"Pythagoras was a Greek sage of the 6th century B.C.. He was born on the Greek island of Samos, off the coast of Asia Minor. Pythagoras was introduced to mathematics by Thales of Miletus and his pupil Anaximander, according Iamblichus, the Syrian historian. He traveled to Egypt, around 535 B.C., to continue his studies, but was captured by Cambyses II of Persia, in 535 B.C., and was taken to Babylon ("Pythagorean", 2007). Eventually, Pythagoras emigrated to the Greek colonial city-state of Croton, in Southern Italy (Mourelatos, 2007; "Pythagoras", 2007)."

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