thanks for answering! :D
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Important to History:
The Pythagorean Theorem was one of the first times in human history that people could calculate a length (or distance) using only outside ( and seemingly irrelevant) information. The train of though used by Pythagoras was the first time the idea of a unset variable was used, and this idea would be used in the later development of Algebra, Trigonometry, Topology, and, eventually Calculus.
The idea of A^2 + B^2 = C^2 was also one of the very first set area formulas, and set formulas are the root of Geometry.
Also, in Trigonometry, the Patagonian identities( such as Sin^2 + Cos^2 = 1) set up one of the main ways to prove trig equations and equalities, so it is important to higher level math as well.
The Pythagorean Theorem is one of the basic roots of modern mathematical science, and, while its concept is simple in today's terms, the value of it lies in all math studies it has aided in developing.
The Pythagorean Theorem was one of the first times in human history that people could calculate a length (or distance) using only outside ( and seemingly irrelevant) information. The train of though used by Pythagoras was the first time the idea of a unset variable was used, and this idea would be used in the later development of Algebra, Trigonometry, Topology, and, eventually Calculus.
The idea of A^2 + B^2 = C^2 was also one of the very first set area formulas, and set formulas are the root of Geometry.
Also, in Trigonometry, the Patagonian identities( such as Sin^2 + Cos^2 = 1) set up one of the main ways to prove trig equations and equalities, so it is important to higher level math as well.
The Pythagorean Theorem is one of the basic roots of modern mathematical science, and, while its concept is simple in today's terms, the value of it lies in all math studies it has aided in developing.
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Well. I don't find it very important in real life, but in school it's important because if you only have two sides of a right triangle and you need to find all three, the pythagorean theorem is very helpful. (a squared plus b squared equals c squared)
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its not.