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PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM

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THE PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM

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THE PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM WAS CREATED BY PYTHAGORAS. IT DEALT WITH RIGHT TRIANGLES. THE THEOREM WAS THAT THE  SQUARE ON THE HYPOTENUSE EQUALS THE SUM OF THE OTHER SQUARES ON THE OTHER SIDES.

SOME PEOPLE THINK THAT PYTHAGORAS WAS NOT THE FIRST PERSON TO DISCOVER IT. THEY THINK THAT THE BABYLONIANS DISCOVERED THE THEOREM 1000S OF YEARS BEFORE HE DID.