WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT GREECE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which Greek scientist had a geometry theorem named after him and attempted to understand the world through mathematical reasoning?
A
Euclid
B
Archimedes
C
Hippocrates
D
Pythagoras
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The theorem is named for the Greek philosopher Pythagoras, born around 570 BC. The theorem has been proved numerous times by many different methods – possibly the most for any mathematical theorem.

Detailed explanation-2: -Pythagoras was a teacher and a philosopher. Pythagoras found out that for a right angle triangle (with one of the angles being 90o), the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides: a2+b2=c2.

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