Pythagorean theorem

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Unknown to most, the concept of Geometry was first used and expanded immensely by the Greeks. In its primitive stages, it was used by mathematicians in order to find the height of Egyptian pyramids. Theories and methods such as Pythagorean Theorem and the method of exhaustion allowed the mathematical branch to grow which also expanded its possible number of applications. Now, the field of geometry has evolved to such a great degree that we can do everything from calculating the longest…

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Influential philosophers of ethics Socrates, a Greek philosopher, was known for being the famous teacher of Plato who later taught Aristotle. He was born in 469/470 BCE and led a fairly normal childhood like those of his peers. In his later life, Socrates studied art, became a famous sculptor and even served in the army. His teachings were ultimately passed down, becoming the basis for ethics (Mark, 2009). He taught and believed that people instinctively did the right thing for the common…

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other side with these following formulas: But we can also use the law of cosine if we have information on how long all 3 sides are. Then we remodel our formula to these following formulas: The law of cosine can be easy to prove with help of Pythagorean Theorem, which we use twice. Definition: The cosine of an obtuse angle is the cosine of its supplement multiplied by -1. Graph of the cosine function We can calculate the zeros, maximums and minimums of cosine function with following…

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