Zerush@lemmy.ml to Science@lemmy.ml · 4 months agoPythagorean Theorem Found On Clay Tablet 1,000 Years Older Than Pythagoraswww.iflscience.comexternal-linkmessage-square80fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squaredrspod@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 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.
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
.