Hypotenuse

“The hypotenuse of this right triangle can be found by using the formula a2+b2=c2,” I hear Mrs.Roberts tell the class. I listen intently to the entire lesson, writing detailed notes, making sure to include all examples. Later in the class when Mrs.Robert’s is done with the lesson, she passes back the homework. I take the crisp white paper and I walk out of the classroom, homework and lemon yellow notes binder in hand. Later that night, I begin the homework. The stress starts. Even with my notes…

Many historians believe that the start of many Western societies began with the Greeks. They Greeks have made many contributions to make their lives easier and these advances have also helped shape Western civilizations. The Greeks have spent their lives making contributions in many areas such as math, philosophy, and government. Many of the concepts in math that students learn in school is based on contributions made by Greek mathematicians.Euclid, a very famous mathematician, composed a book…

The world’s most ancient history is sorted to have originated from Greece as the Greek language best presented many of today’s known scholars and fundamental knowledge from the past. The Greek tragedy illustrates a phenomenon which allowed inner and deeper voices be heard regarding prevailing issues that affected the people. Drama majorly constituted themes such as love, pride, betrayal, abuse of power and gods. Typically the leading actor of a tragedy commits some terrible crime not knowing how…

Introduction In this module, we will learn how to describe the translational motion of a system of extended objects using the center of mass and momentum conservation. In general, such systems will also have two other types of motion: overall rotational motion and internal motions. We will deal with internal motion and rotation in later modules. Momentum We define the linear momentum (p) of a particle of mass m travelling at a velocity v as: p ⃗ = mv ⃗ Momentum is a vector quantity, and its…

that can find the length of the hypotenuse of any right triangle. It’s amazing, but it’s not witchcraft.” Using the chalk he sketched out two square frames, each filled with different shapes. “The square frames are equal in size, but there are different shapes in them. Does everyone agree?” He didn’t wait for the crowd to reply, and instead labeled each side of a shape as a, b, or c. “So each side is either one of these letters, okay? For a triangle, the hypotenuses are c. The other sides are…

important mathematical theories to this day: The Pythagorean Theorem. One of his smaller, but also important, theories was that the sum of the internal angles of a triangle equals two right angles. His Pythagorean Theorem states that the square of the hypotenuse of a right angle triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides. Pythagoras was able to come up with said theories with the help of other Greek philosophers and mathematicians, such as Thalas, Anaximander,…

the size of the heap if the heap and one seventh of the heap amount to 19?” (HISTORY OF MATHEMATICS, n.d.). Originated from the Greeks, comes the Pythagorean Theorem. This equation is use to find the longest side of a right triangle A2 + B2 = C2 (hypotenuse). Also coming from the Pythagoras is the belief that a triangle, having three sides is equal to 180 degrees. Two of the well- known name in math is Euclid and Archimedes. Euclid wrote thirteen books of geometrical theorems, while Archimedes…

Physics Behind Archery Physics A Exam Paper Morgan Avink 11/18/13 The bow and arrow have been around for many years. The bow and arrow were used for wars in the beginning however they were more efficient for hunting and that is what they are continually used for even today with the dangerous substance of gunpowder that could be used. Guns are cool however the physics behind them is nowhere near to the elaborate physics involved in archery. Today we have three common bow types; the longbow,…

Of the Academical or Skeptical Philosophy: End of Part 2 Hume starts off by stating that skeptical judgements to reasoning’s concerning matters of fact are strictly derived from the natural weakness of human understanding. This of course includes the contradictory opinions and our own changing judgements over the years. Because we constantly react to decisions reached from moment to moment, future experience and this particular species of argument is completely insufficient and not a reason for…

Pythagoras High school is the cause of a great deal of stress among teenagers. Between balancing class and a social life, high school challenges teens to push themselves to their mental and emotional limits. Some classes result in a greater amount of stress, and homework, for students, such as chemistry or math. In fact, math is often considered the bane of the average high school students’ existence. This cursed class has its origins back in ancient times. In fact, the mathematician who is…