By Kendall Haven
Riveting tales and interesting proof concerning the recommendations and triumphs of mathematicians all through historical past resolution such questions as, whilst did the idea that of 0 originate? Who stumbled on unfavourable numbers? and the way have been geometry or algebraic equations first created? each one tale has a listing of phrases to benefit, comparable dialogue questions, and experiments and actions that reveal and enlarge the story's mathematical topic.
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At first a prized student, she had also been Pythagoras' wife for over ten years. Summoned by the urgent pleas of a messenger, Theanna raced to the house where Philoclease and Dionesa nervously waited. With her came Hippasus (HIP-a-soos), another long-time Brotherhood member she had met along the way. Consistent with Brotherhood beliefs, Theanna wore simple cotton clothes, even though she could afford the finest silk. Starting with a smooth sand floor, Philoclease and Dionesa redrew their diagrams, beginning with a right triangle.
Dionesa continued. " Again Theanna and Hippasus nodded. All Brotherhood members had memorized Pythagoras' theorem on right triangles. Page 9 Dionesa paused to sadly shrug and sigh. ''We eagerly set out to investigate the properties of 2, but as you can see, what we found is that it is impossible to express 2 as a ratio of whole numbers. " The words swept over Theanna like a hurricane, leaving her dazed and speechless. " asked Philoclease. Theanna continued to stare at the sand drawings. Finally, she shook her head.
Pythagoras strode across the stage, his sandaled footprints grinding into sand intended for his drawings. His jaw clenched in anger, he hissed, "Explain yourself, Hippasus. " The first angry mutters to "get him for doubting the master" rumbled through the crowd as Hippasus climbed to the stage. Some started for the stairs to drag Hippasus from the amphitheater. Pythagoras stopped them with a single raised hand. " Hippasus used a sharpened stick to draw a right triangle. He labeled the two perpendicular sides each with a length of 1.
