Name: What Is the Pythagorean Theorem?
Uploaded: 2023-03-10T12:53:26.097Z
Channel: House of Math
Description: The Pythagorean theorem is an important element for learning about triangles. This video explains the theorem, how it works, and how it’s used in calculations.

The Pythagorean theorem is named after the philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras, who is credited for its discovery. Pythagoras lived from about 570 to 495 BCE. It is not known when the first proof for this theorem was made, but historians have found the Pythagorean rule to be used during the Old Babylonian period 20th to 16th centuries BCE.

The Pythagorean theorem is an important element for learning about triangles. This video explains the theorem, how it works, and how it’s used in calculations.

Statement or rule in mathematics that has been proved

Triangle where one angle equals 90 degrees

The longest side in a right triangle and the side across from the right angle

The two shortest sides in a right triangle