Zerush@lemmy.ml to Science@lemmy.ml • 2 months agoPythagorean Theorem Found On Clay Tablet 1,000 Years Older Than Pythagorasexternal-linkmessage-square23 fedilinkarrow-up1193
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minus-squaredrspod@lemmy.mlhexbear9·2 months agoTaking a diagonal shortcut means that you understand a + b > c. That's a far leap from being able to prove that a^2 + b^2 = c^2. linkfedilink
Taking a diagonal shortcut means that you understand
a + b > c. That's a far leap from being able to prove thata^2 + b^2 = c^2.