Knowing about the 3/4/5 triangle is not knowing Pythagoras' Theorem.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythagorean_theorem
There are infinitely many other such triangles with integer sides, like 5/12/13, and infinitely more with irrational sides.
When I say "one triangle" I speak as a mathematician.
Tom Ritchford /
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2024-07-06 09:15:02
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