The Pythagorean Theorem and The Distance Formula
 | Pythagoras of SamosPythagoras was a Greek philosopher mathematician and founder of a religious movement. he was born in 570 BC and died in 495 BC Pythagoras is often called the first pure mathematician. in his younger years he traveled to many different places to study. while he was in Egypt he learned geometry witch would later help him to create the Pythagorean theorem. http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/history/Biographies/Pythagoras.html http://www.mathopenref.com/pythagoras.html |
Vocab
Leg of a right triangle
The sides that come together to make a right angel
Hypotenuse
The longest side of a triangle that is opposite the right angel
Distance Formula
Given the two points (x1, y1) and (x2, y2), the distance between these points is given by the formula:
